demystify

verb

de·​mys·​ti·​fy (ˌ)dē-ˈmi-stə-ˌfī 

demystified; demystifying; demystifies

transitive verb

: to eliminate the mystifying features of

demystification

(ˌ)dē-ˌmi-stə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

noun

Synonyms

• explain
• clarify
• illustrate
• demonstrate
• simplify

Examples of demystify in a Sentence

The class is intended to demystify the process of using a computer.

a wine book that does a lot to demystify the subject for the casual drinker who just wants a good bottle for dinner

Recent Examples on the Web

That kind of information can be demystified and made more accessible through her working merging science and the arts to create films that communicate this in a nontraditional way. —Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025

The goal is to demystify the cost structure of coffee and invite customers into a conversation about fairness and accountability. —Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025

In that case, the still-unknown fundamental theory of quantum gravity would not kill singularities but demystify them. —Charlie Wood, Wired News, 20 July 2025

The follow-up also sought to demystify the Eye, a secret society of the world's most elite magicians. —EW.com, 9 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for demystify

• acidify
• alveoli
• areolae
• detoxify
• disqualify
• diversify
• electrify
• exemplify
• fasciculi
• identify
• indemnify
• intensify