demystify (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *demystify*:
VERB	change	demystify	make less mysterious or remove the mystery from

demystify > pronunciation
Sounds	diymih'stahfay.
Rhymes	acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay...

English > *demystify*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	make less mysterious or remove the mystery from.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about"
Broader	clarify, clear up, elucidate	make clear and (more) comprehensible
Opposite	mystify	make mysterious
Spanish	desmitificar, esclarecer, explicar
Catalan	aclarir

HyperDic: demystify