Definition of mythologize in English:

mythologize

(British mythologise)

verb mɪˈθɒlədʒʌɪzməˈθɑləˌdʒaɪz

[with object]

1Convert into myth or mythology; make the subject of a myth.
使变成神话，使神话化；使成为神话题材
there is a grave danger of mythologizing the past
存在着把过去神话化的严重危险。
1. 1.1 Create or promote an exaggerated or idealized image of.
  夸大（或美化）…的形象
  much of his life was devoted to mythologizing his own career
  他一生中的大多数时间都用来美化自己的职业生涯。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some people become so famous that they are mythologised far beyond who they really are.
  Freedland drew many comparisons: both Rome and the US have promoted a cult of personality of the leader, seeking to mythologise the legitimacy of empire in founding myths.
  Todd also resists mythologizing the artists - a common strategy for films about art.
  Even as they have been mythologized by the many, they have been demythologized by at least a few.
  He doesn't deserve to be mythologised and turned into some hero played by movie stars.
  We British have always been pretty poor at mythologising the world around us.
  Will the former dictator be mythologised as a hero or reviled as the tyrant he was?
  But wars are always mythologized, even as they're being waged, and that can often distort their meaning in the popular imagination.
  Poets, writers, singers and filmmakers have all mythologized the shearer as the quintessential Australian - an honest, hard-working, hard-drinking, no-nonsense man.
  And although your father's career has been less mythologized, he is obviously someone who worked very hard to become a successful actor.
  And it mythologizes it in such a way, such a romantic way - it basically says, ‘Everybody who made it through adolescence is a hero.’
  However, the landscape which was mythologised during the Literary Revival in the early twentieth century, was generally that of the west of Ireland.
  No matter what I say or do people mythologize me.
  Ordinary people are acting out a rampant yearning to be glamourized and mythologized by eagerly submitting to reality TV's 24/7 camera surveillance.
  The first is simply that precise thinking about history is always better than mythologizing the past.
  If he was a music writer during the 90s, then not only did he live the dream, but also he invented it, and now he is duty bound to mythologise it, lest we all forget any of it ever happened.
  The truth is, we cannot possibly resist mythologizing ourselves.
  To further mould and mythologise their stars' personae, the studios regularly fed gossip to fan mags, engineered spicy, fitting off-screen scandals.
  Second, Gaudi has been mythologized; he is variously described as a saint (and in fact, a group is avidly pursuing his beatification), a sinner, an egomaniac, a tyrant, and a gentle soul.

Derivatives

mythologizer

noun

Flynn was a humanitarian, a visionary of modern medical care, a mythologiser of the frontier, a man who was quick to point out injustice to Aboriginal people, and slow to do anything about it in his own institutions.
Example sentencesExamples
- The effect has been to objectify these occupations and give short shrift to their mythologizers.
- Painter of bush battlers and mythologiser of the small settler, he has long been one of Australia's most popular artists.
- Even now, when interviewing astute observers of the region, it becomes rapidly clear that to talk about the South is to speak with southern mythologizers, southern debunkers, southern redeemers, and southern reinventors.
- Victor and Adrian are already defeated, but they function as mythologizers and this is a crucial role in the maintenance of a sustaining sense of Indian identity.

Rhymes

anthologize, psychologize, tautologize, theologize

Definition of mythologize in US English:

mythologize

(British mythologise)

verbməˈTHäləˌjīzməˈθɑləˌdʒaɪz

[with object]

1Convert into myth or mythology; make the subject of a myth.
使变成神话，使神话化；使成为神话题材
there is a grave danger of mythologizing the past
存在着把过去神话化的严重危险。
1. 1.1 Create or promote an exaggerated or idealized image of.
  夸大（或美化）…的形象
  much of his life was devoted to mythologizing his own career
  他一生中的大多数时间都用来美化自己的职业生涯。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Poets, writers, singers and filmmakers have all mythologized the shearer as the quintessential Australian - an honest, hard-working, hard-drinking, no-nonsense man.
  Some people become so famous that they are mythologised far beyond who they really are.
  Ordinary people are acting out a rampant yearning to be glamourized and mythologized by eagerly submitting to reality TV's 24/7 camera surveillance.
  We British have always been pretty poor at mythologising the world around us.
  Will the former dictator be mythologised as a hero or reviled as the tyrant he was?
  And it mythologizes it in such a way, such a romantic way - it basically says, ‘Everybody who made it through adolescence is a hero.’
  However, the landscape which was mythologised during the Literary Revival in the early twentieth century, was generally that of the west of Ireland.
  And although your father's career has been less mythologized, he is obviously someone who worked very hard to become a successful actor.
  The first is simply that precise thinking about history is always better than mythologizing the past.
  He doesn't deserve to be mythologised and turned into some hero played by movie stars.
  No matter what I say or do people mythologize me.
  Second, Gaudi has been mythologized; he is variously described as a saint (and in fact, a group is avidly pursuing his beatification), a sinner, an egomaniac, a tyrant, and a gentle soul.
  Todd also resists mythologizing the artists - a common strategy for films about art.
  To further mould and mythologise their stars' personae, the studios regularly fed gossip to fan mags, engineered spicy, fitting off-screen scandals.
  Freedland drew many comparisons: both Rome and the US have promoted a cult of personality of the leader, seeking to mythologise the legitimacy of empire in founding myths.
  Even as they have been mythologized by the many, they have been demythologized by at least a few.
  The truth is, we cannot possibly resist mythologizing ourselves.
  If he was a music writer during the 90s, then not only did he live the dream, but also he invented it, and now he is duty bound to mythologise it, lest we all forget any of it ever happened.
  But wars are always mythologized, even as they're being waged, and that can often distort their meaning in the popular imagination.

单词	mythologize
释义	Definition of mythologize in English: mythologize (British mythologise) verb mɪˈθɒlədʒʌɪzməˈθɑləˌdʒaɪz [with object] 1Convert into myth or mythology; make the subject of a myth. 使变成神话，使神话化；使成为神话题材 there is a grave danger of mythologizing the past 存在着把过去神话化的严重危险。 1.1 Create or promote an exaggerated or idealized image of. 夸大（或美化）…的形象 much of his life was devoted to mythologizing his own career 他一生中的大多数时间都用来美化自己的职业生涯。 Example sentencesExamples Some people become so famous that they are mythologised far beyond who they really are. Freedland drew many comparisons: both Rome and the US have promoted a cult of personality of the leader, seeking to mythologise the legitimacy of empire in founding myths. Todd also resists mythologizing the artists - a common strategy for films about art. Even as they have been mythologized by the many, they have been demythologized by at least a few. He doesn't deserve to be mythologised and turned into some hero played by movie stars. We British have always been pretty poor at mythologising the world around us. Will the former dictator be mythologised as a hero or reviled as the tyrant he was? But wars are always mythologized, even as they're being waged, and that can often distort their meaning in the popular imagination. Poets, writers, singers and filmmakers have all mythologized the shearer as the quintessential Australian - an honest, hard-working, hard-drinking, no-nonsense man. And although your father's career has been less mythologized, he is obviously someone who worked very hard to become a successful actor. And it mythologizes it in such a way, such a romantic way - it basically says, ‘Everybody who made it through adolescence is a hero.’ However, the landscape which was mythologised during the Literary Revival in the early twentieth century, was generally that of the west of Ireland. No matter what I say or do people mythologize me. Ordinary people are acting out a rampant yearning to be glamourized and mythologized by eagerly submitting to reality TV's 24/7 camera surveillance. The first is simply that precise thinking about history is always better than mythologizing the past. If he was a music writer during the 90s, then not only did he live the dream, but also he invented it, and now he is duty bound to mythologise it, lest we all forget any of it ever happened. The truth is, we cannot possibly resist mythologizing ourselves. To further mould and mythologise their stars' personae, the studios regularly fed gossip to fan mags, engineered spicy, fitting off-screen scandals. Second, Gaudi has been mythologized; he is variously described as a saint (and in fact, a group is avidly pursuing his beatification), a sinner, an egomaniac, a tyrant, and a gentle soul. Derivatives mythologizer noun Flynn was a humanitarian, a visionary of modern medical care, a mythologiser of the frontier, a man who was quick to point out injustice to Aboriginal people, and slow to do anything about it in his own institutions. Example sentencesExamples The effect has been to objectify these occupations and give short shrift to their mythologizers. Painter of bush battlers and mythologiser of the small settler, he has long been one of Australia's most popular artists. Even now, when interviewing astute observers of the region, it becomes rapidly clear that to talk about the South is to speak with southern mythologizers, southern debunkers, southern redeemers, and southern reinventors. Victor and Adrian are already defeated, but they function as mythologizers and this is a crucial role in the maintenance of a sustaining sense of Indian identity. Rhymes anthologize, psychologize, tautologize, theologize Definition of mythologize in US English: mythologize (British mythologise) verbməˈTHäləˌjīzməˈθɑləˌdʒaɪz [with object] 1Convert into myth or mythology; make the subject of a myth. 使变成神话，使神话化；使成为神话题材 there is a grave danger of mythologizing the past 存在着把过去神话化的严重危险。 1.1 Create or promote an exaggerated or idealized image of. 夸大（或美化）…的形象 much of his life was devoted to mythologizing his own career 他一生中的大多数时间都用来美化自己的职业生涯。 Example sentencesExamples Poets, writers, singers and filmmakers have all mythologized the shearer as the quintessential Australian - an honest, hard-working, hard-drinking, no-nonsense man. Some people become so famous that they are mythologised far beyond who they really are. Ordinary people are acting out a rampant yearning to be glamourized and mythologized by eagerly submitting to reality TV's 24/7 camera surveillance. We British have always been pretty poor at mythologising the world around us. Will the former dictator be mythologised as a hero or reviled as the tyrant he was? And it mythologizes it in such a way, such a romantic way - it basically says, ‘Everybody who made it through adolescence is a hero.’ However, the landscape which was mythologised during the Literary Revival in the early twentieth century, was generally that of the west of Ireland. And although your father's career has been less mythologized, he is obviously someone who worked very hard to become a successful actor. The first is simply that precise thinking about history is always better than mythologizing the past. He doesn't deserve to be mythologised and turned into some hero played by movie stars. No matter what I say or do people mythologize me. Second, Gaudi has been mythologized; he is variously described as a saint (and in fact, a group is avidly pursuing his beatification), a sinner, an egomaniac, a tyrant, and a gentle soul. Todd also resists mythologizing the artists - a common strategy for films about art. To further mould and mythologise their stars' personae, the studios regularly fed gossip to fan mags, engineered spicy, fitting off-screen scandals. Freedland drew many comparisons: both Rome and the US have promoted a cult of personality of the leader, seeking to mythologise the legitimacy of empire in founding myths. Even as they have been mythologized by the many, they have been demythologized by at least a few. The truth is, we cannot possibly resist mythologizing ourselves. If he was a music writer during the 90s, then not only did he live the dream, but also he invented it, and now he is duty bound to mythologise it, lest we all forget any of it ever happened. But wars are always mythologized, even as they're being waged, and that can often distort their meaning in the popular imagination.
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