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DEMYSTIFY (demystified)

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Dictionary entry overview: What does demystify mean?

• DEMYSTIFY (verb)
The verb DEMYSTIFY has 1 sense:

1. make less mysterious or remove the mystery from

Familiarity information: DEMYSTIFY used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DEMYSTIFY (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Make less mysterious or remove the mystery from

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about

Hypernyms (to "demystify" is one way to...):

clarify; clear up; elucidate (make clear and (more) comprehensible)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

mystify (make mysterious)

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