Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mythicize

/ˈmɪθɪˌsaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mythi-cize
IPA: /ˈmɪθɪˌsaɪz/

28

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make into a myth.

Transitive verb

verb

To interpret in terms of mythology.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English mythic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English mythicize From mythic + -ize.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

mythicizes (present, singular) mythicizing (participle, present) mythicized (participle, past) mythicized (past)

Derived Forms

mythicizer

Synonyms

mythify mythologize mythologise mythicise

Questions

How do you pronounce mythicize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪθɪˌsaɪz/.
What does mythicize mean?: To make into a myth.
Where does mythicize come from?: Etymology tree English mythic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English mythicize From mythic + -ize.

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