as in to explain
to make plain or understandable
a wine book that does a lot to demystify the subject for the casual drinker who just wants a good bottle for dinner
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Recent Examples of demystify
Roosa didn’t want participants to get stuck, as her ultimate goal is creating excitement around space by demystifying it.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
James believes that wolf conservation hinges on demystifying the animals and tearing down negative assumptions about them.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2025
By demystifying the practice and speaking candidly about its benefits, Lennon and Harrison opened the door for millions to explore meditation as a means of achieving inner peace, resilience, and self-understanding.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
In the ’70s, with America having demystified the moon, there was a massive push to explore Mars, a place that had long colonized our hopes and fears about what extraterrestrial life could be.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
James believes that wolf conservation hinges on demystifying the animals and tearing down negative assumptions about them.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2025
By demystifying the practice and speaking candidly about its benefits, Lennon and Harrison opened the door for millions to explore meditation as a means of achieving inner peace, resilience, and self-understanding.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
In the ’70s, with America having demystified the moon, there was a massive push to explore Mars, a place that had long colonized our hopes and fears about what extraterrestrial life could be.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demystify
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This, the team explained, increases the odds that the mice's immune systems will be able to produce antibodies against a variety of strains of HIV in the case of a future injection.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Lee explains his perspective, as a sportswriter and as a fan, that teams and leagues are taking advantage of supporters.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2025
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The company clarified that prices for parties of five or more will have an additional upcharge.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Earlier this week, Al Hilal’s CEO Esteve Calzada clarified that Inzaghi had not signed before Inter played Paris Saint-Germain in Munich.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Anyway, this serves to illustrate how, at the helm, Murati had to address Musk’s input.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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An anecdote illustrates this trend: a freelance graphic designer once lost hours to a phishing link masquerading as a payment request.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Your contrarian takes demonstrate independent thinking that can't be faked or prompted into existence.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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What’s happening Medieval Fair for all ages: The Society for Creative Anachronism will be demonstrating different arts, craftsmanship, fighting styles, and more from the Middle Ages.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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This approach simplifies know-your-customer compliance but excludes borrowers who self-custody their assets on hardware wallets, which is a common security practice among crypto users.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The prosecution is just simplifying the charges for the jury to avoid confusion.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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“Demystify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demystify. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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