remythologize

verb

re·​my·​thol·​o·​gize (ˌ)rē-mi-ˈthä-lə-ˌjīz How to pronounce remythologize (audio)
remythologized; remythologizing

transitive verb

: to mythologize (something or someone) again or in a new way
Then there are those writers who prefer to remythologize life on earth, finding it rich with strange congruences and possibilities.Will Blythe

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of remythologize was in 1954

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“Remythologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remythologize. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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