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PRONUNCIATION OF DEMYTHOLOGISE

demythologise  [ˌdiːmɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEMYTHOLOGISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Demythologise is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb demythologise in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEMYTHOLOGISE

PRESENT

Present
I demythologise
you demythologise
he/she/it demythologises
we demythologise
you demythologise
they demythologise
Present continuous
I am demythologising
you are demythologising
he/she/it is demythologising
we are demythologising
you are demythologising
they are demythologising
Present perfect
I have demythologised
you have demythologised
he/she/it has demythologised
we have demythologised
you have demythologised
they have demythologised
Present perfect continuous
I have been demythologising
you have been demythologising
he/she/it has been demythologising
we have been demythologising
you have been demythologising
they have been demythologising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I demythologised
you demythologised
he/she/it demythologised
we demythologised
you demythologised
they demythologised
Past continuous
I was demythologising
you were demythologising
he/she/it was demythologising
we were demythologising
you were demythologising
they were demythologising
Past perfect
I had demythologised
you had demythologised
he/she/it had demythologised
we had demythologised
you had demythologised
they had demythologised
Past perfect continuous
I had been demythologising
you had been demythologising
he/she/it had been demythologising
we had been demythologising
you had been demythologising
they had been demythologising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will demythologise
you will demythologise
he/she/it will demythologise
we will demythologise
you will demythologise
they will demythologise
Future continuous
I will be demythologising
you will be demythologising
he/she/it will be demythologising
we will be demythologising
you will be demythologising
they will be demythologising
Future perfect
I will have demythologised
you will have demythologised
he/she/it will have demythologised
we will have demythologised
you will have demythologised
they will have demythologised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been demythologising
you will have been demythologising
he/she/it will have been demythologising
we will have been demythologising
you will have been demythologising
they will have been demythologising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would demythologise
you would demythologise
he/she/it would demythologise
we would demythologise
you would demythologise
they would demythologise
Conditional continuous
I would be demythologising
you would be demythologising
he/she/it would be demythologising
we would be demythologising
you would be demythologising
they would be demythologising
Conditional perfect
I would have demythologise
you would have demythologise
he/she/it would have demythologise
we would have demythologise
you would have demythologise
they would have demythologise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been demythologising
you would have been demythologising
he/she/it would have been demythologising
we would have been demythologising
you would have been demythologising
they would have been demythologising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you demythologise
we let´s demythologise
you demythologise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to demythologise
Past participle
demythologised
Present Participle
demythologising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEMYTHOLOGISE


analogize
əˈnæləˌdʒaɪz
anthologize
ænˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz
apologize
əˈpɒləˌdʒaɪz
de-energize
diːˈɛnəˌdʒaɪz
demythologize
ˌdiːmɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz
energize
ˈɛnəˌdʒaɪz
etymologize
ˌɛtɪˈmɒləˌdʒaɪz
eulogize
ˈjuːləˌdʒaɪz
geologise
dʒɪˈɒləˌdʒaɪz
geologize
dʒɪˈɒləˌdʒaɪz
lethargize
ˈleθəˌdʒaɪz
mineralogize
ˌmɪnəˈræləˌdʒaɪz
mythologize
mɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz
neologise
nɪˈɒləˌdʒaɪz
paralogize
pəˈræləˌdʒaɪz
reenergize
riːˈenəˌdʒaɪz
syllogize
ˈsɪləˌdʒaɪz
synergize
ˈsɪnəˌdʒaɪz
tautologize
tɔːˈtɒləˌdʒaɪz
technologize
tekˈnɒləˌdʒaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEMYTHOLOGISE

demutualise
demutualization
demutualize
demy
demy octavo
demy quarto
demyelinate
demyelination
demyship
demystification
demystified
demystifies
demystify
demythification
demythify
demythologisation
demythologiser
demythologization
demythologize
demythologizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEMYTHOLOGISE

analogise
anthologise
apologise
chronologise
dialogise
entomologise
etymologise
genealogise
homologise
mineralogise
monologise
mythologise
paralogise
pathologise
phrenologise
psychologise
strategise
syllogise
tautologise
technologise
theologise

Synonyms and antonyms of demythologise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «demythologise» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
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TRANSLATION OF DEMYTHOLOGISE

Find out the translation of demythologise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of demythologise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «demythologise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

demythologise
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desmitificar
570 millions of speakers

English

demythologise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

demythologise
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

demythologise
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

demythologise
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desmistificar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

demythologise
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

démythifier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demythologise
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entmythologisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

demythologise
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

demythologise
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Demythologise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

demythologise
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

demythologise
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दैत्ययोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

demythologise
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

demitizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdemitologizowania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

demythologise
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

demythologise
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απομυθοποιήσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

demythologise
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

demythologise
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

demythologise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of demythologise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMYTHOLOGISE»

The term «demythologise» is used very little and occupies the 154.125 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMYTHOLOGISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «demythologise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «demythologise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about demythologise

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMYTHOLOGISE»

Discover the use of demythologise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to demythologise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Planning in Ten Words Or Less: A Lacanian Entanglement with ...
Based on a range of international studies on planning policy and practice, this book takes a Lacanian, and related post-structuralist perspective to demythologize ten of the most heavily utilized terms in spatial planning.
Michael Gunder, Jean Hillier, 2009
2
OCR Philosophy of Religion for AS and A2
The historical truth or not of events recorded in a myth does not stop a myth communicating values to people. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries attempts were made to demythologise myths. The aim of this movement was to ...
Matthew Taylor, Jon Mayled, 2009
3
Language, Metaphysics, and Death
To say this is to invite smiles or consternation even among believers, perhaps accompanied by cries of demythologise! demythologise! There are even some " radical" Christians, or so I'm told, who want to get rid of the whole notion of personal ...
John Donnelly, 1994
4
Art
Paul Harding. deictic | demythologise 55 tion of skill, a desire to convey meanings, indulgence in fantasy, aggrandisement of self or others, illustration, the heightening of existence, revelation, personal adornment or embellishment and so on.
Paul Harding, 2006
5
Literary Biography: An Introduction
There are few more formidable myths anywhere for the modern biographer to demythologise, as the exhibition 'Mad, Bad and Dangerous: The Cult of Lord Byron' (National Portrait Gallery, 2003) demonstrated. Eisler and MacCarthy are free ...
Michael Benton, 2010
6
Ethnicity and Democratisation in the New Europe
demythologise the burdened concept of ethnicity and to distinguish between the ethnic and the political aspects of inter-ethnic conflict. Such separation allows for the determination of when and how ethnic identity becomes politicised.
Karl Cordell, 1999
7
The Edinburgh Encyclopedia of Continental Philosophy
The polemical character of this debate is no surprise, as Bloch's own interest in theology is adjacent to that of Bultmann and Barth, but critically located between their projects. He criticises Bultmann's attempts to demythologise the historical ...
Simon Glendinning, 1999
8
Contemporary views on the little magazine scene
Is it correct to say that you try to demythologise certain aspects of human life, to de-ideologise the network of literature publishing, politics, etc? MM: I think that's rather fine. I like that. JW: I do not know. MM: In as much as we have been a very  ...
Wolfgang Görtschacher, Andreas Schachermayr, 2000
9
International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management
How this occurs will be demonstrated in the empirical cases to be examined, but the first step is to demythologise the belief that human error cannot be eliminated. The term 'demythologise' is preferable to the term 'deconstruct' because while ...
10
Cities of God
... (nicknamed the 'angelic doctor') in both his Summa theologiae and his Summa Contra Gentiles – Barth attacks, on the other, those liberal theologians seduced by positivisms and keen to demythologise the Bible's record of angelic hosts.
Graham Ward, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMYTHOLOGISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term demythologise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Irish Times Film Show: Slow West & Minions
June 22, 2015Interview: John Maclean, once of the Beta Band, set out to demythologise the western in his first film, Slow West. He's succeeded. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
2
Ageing Holmes saga is sadly clueless: Movie reviews
Instead of revealing illuminating facets of his character, the picture merely robs Holmes of his fascination in the attempt to “demythologise” him. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Unmask, expose
There is a tendency to think of the demonic in psychological terms, demythologise it, leave it at the level of human choices. We are on ... «Fiji Times, Jun 15»
4
Email off: an attempt to demythologise work
When in 2013, a 21-year-old Bank of America intern died in London after working long hours, Professor Peter Fleming of Cass Business School ... «Financial Times, May 15»
5
Film Review: 'A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence'
Widely-acclaimed Swedish director Roy Andersson's latest offering, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014) aims to demythologise the ... «CineVue, Apr 15»
6
Tracey Thorn: 'I'd kill to be able to sing like Adele'
Then you demythologise the singer. You tell us that your own physiognomy suggests that you shouldn't be able to sing well at all… «The Guardian, Apr 15»
7
Sir Terry Pratchett helped rewrite our attitudes to death
But his greatest contribution was undoubtedly to demythologise Alzheimer's. In two Bafta-winning films broadcast in February 2009, called ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
8
The Company of Wolves
One of Carter's aims is to demythologise and dismantle the myths and legends which shape our cultural perceptions. She likes to deconstruct ... «HorrorTalk, Feb 15»
9
ON THE STAGE: Cat Sings Judy
... Cat Simoni pays musical tribute to Hollywood's golden girl of musicals while attempting to deconstruct and demythologise the late icon. «BDlive, Feb 15»
10
Meaning & Morality in Modernity
From the standpoint of Enlightened modern society, one can say, “Once I used to reason using myth, now I demythologise; once I used to be religious, now I am ... «Philosophy Now, Jan 15»

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