Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demythologise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-mythol-o-gise
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of demythologize.

Example Sentences

"There is no weapon so effective as mockery and Gillray's vicious caricatures did more to demythologise Napoleon than anything else."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English mythologise English demythologise From de- + mythologise.

Inflected Forms

demythologises (present, singular) demythologising (participle, present) demythologised (participle, past) demythologised (past)

Synonyms

demythologize

Questions

What does demythologise mean?: Alternative spelling of demythologize.
Where does demythologise come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English mythologise English demythologise From de- + mythologise.

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