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Demystify

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To make less mysterious; clarify: an autobiography that demystified the career of an eminent physician.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. make less mysterious or remove the mystery from

Word Usage

"Chidenga, the Zimbabwe wildlife chief, said world efforts to "demystify" the medicinal affects of rhino horn – consisting of keratin, the main component of human fingernails and hair – failed to yield results in Asia."

Verb Form

demystified demystifies demystifying

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

clarify clear up elucidate

Variant

demystified

Form

demystification demystifier

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

mystify