demystify

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French démystifier, or de- +‎ mystify

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/

Verb

demystify (third-person singular simple present demystif, present participle ies, 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 (shǐ míngbái yìdǒng)

• Czech: demystifikovat
• Dutch: demystificeren (nl)
• Finnish: demystifioida
• French: démystifier (fr), démythifier (fr)
• German: entmystifizieren
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: demisztifikál
• Italian: demistificare (it)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: desmistificar
• Russian: проясня́ть (ru) impf (projasnjátʹ), проясни́ть (ru) pf (projasnítʹ)
• Spanish: desmitificar (es)
• Swedish: avmystifiera