verb
- present participle of mythologise: to create, develop, or treat (a person, event, or thing) as a myth or legend; to give mythical status to something
Usage: British spelling (American: mythologizing); often implies embellishment or transformation of facts into legend
Examples
- The media has been mythologising the athlete's humble beginnings.
- By mythologising historical figures, we sometimes lose sight of their actual accomplishments.
- The film is mythologising the events of the war rather than presenting them accurately.
- Critics argue that the biography is mythologising the author's life story.
- Popular culture keeps mythologising the Wild West.
- She spent years mythologising her family's past in her novels.