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demystify

 
Dictionary: de·mys·ti·fy   (dē-mĭs'tə-fī') pronunciation
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.
To make less mysterious; clarify: an autobiography that demystified the career of an eminent physician.

demystification de·mys'ti·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
demystifier de·mys'ti·fi'er n.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make less mysterious or remove the mystery from
  Antonym: mystify (meaning #2)


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afmystificere

Nederlands (Dutch)
ophelderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - démystifier

Deutsch (German)
v. - erklären, verständlich machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαλευκαίνω/διαφωτίζω το μυστήριο ή το αίνιγμα

Italiano (Italian)
chiarificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desmistificar

Русский (Russian)
разъяснять, сбрасывать покров тайны

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desmitificar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avmystifiera, göra begriplig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使非神秘化

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使非神秘化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 일깨우다, ~의 신비함을 제거하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 神秘性を取り除く, 偏見を取り除く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجعل شئ واضحا أو أقل غموضا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הסיר המסתורין‬


 
 
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