demystify

English

Etymology

de- +‎ mystify

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/

Verb

demystify (third-person singular simple present demystifies, present participle demystifying, simple past and past participle demystified)

1. (transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.

   The article was written to demystify the mechanics of the internal combustion engine.

Derived terms

• demystification
• demystifier

Translations

to explain

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 使明白易懂 (cmn) (shǐ míngbái yìdǒng)

• Czech: demystifikovat (cs)
• Dutch: demystificeren (nl)
• Finnish: demystifioida (fi)
• French: démystifier (fr), démythifier (fr)
• German: entmystifizieren (de)

• Hungarian: demisztifikál (hu)
• Italian: demistificare (it)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: desmistificar (pt)
• Russian: прояснять (ru) (projasn'át') impf., прояснить (ru) (projasnít') pf.
• Spanish: desmitificar (es)
• Swedish: avmystifiera (sv)