verb
- to make something into a myth or treat it as mythical; to give mythical qualities to something
Usage: present participle of mythicize
Examples
- The documentary avoided mythicizing the historical figure and presented a balanced view.
- Critics accused the film of mythicizing war and glorifying violence.
- The author was mythicizing ordinary events from his childhood.
- Social media has a way of mythicizing celebrities and their lifestyles.
- Historians warn against mythicizing the past and ignoring uncomfortable truths.
- The biography succeeded in humanizing the leader rather than mythicizing him.