demystify en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From French démystifier, or de- + mystify.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
“Our goal is to demystify and hold accountable those new technologies to avoid some of the mistakes of the past,” Mr. Blumenthal said. “Congress failed to meet the moment on social media.”
2023 May 16, Cecilia Kang, quoting Richard Blumenthal, “OpenAI’s Sam Altman Urges A.I. Regulation in Senate Hearing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:The article was written to demystify the mechanics of the internal combustion engine.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| demystifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| demystifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| demystified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| demystified | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (20)
hu demisztifikál (to explain) · fi demystifioida (to explain) · ca desmititzar (to explain) · fr démythifier (to explain) · eo malmistifiki (to explain) · es desmitificar (to explain) · ru проясня́ть (to explain) · pl odczarowywać (to explain) · cs demystifikovat (to explain) · eo senmistifikigi (to explain) · de entmystifizieren (to explain) · pt desmistificar (to explain) · ca desmitificar (to explain) · nl demystificeren (to explain) · cmn 使明白易懂 (to explain) · sv avmystifiera (to explain) · it demistificare (to explain) · pl odczarować (to explain) · ru проясни́ть (to explain) · fr démystifier (to explain)