mythologize means to interpret (a story etc.) as mythological; to explain the symbolic meaning of. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
mythologize is pronounced /mɪˈθɒlədʒʌɪz/.
Why “mythologize” is a great word
MYTHOLOGIZE — [Verb] To construct, interpret, or transform something into a myth or mythological narrative. From mythology + -ize, after Middle French mythologiser. Unlike "historicize" (which anchors in documented fact) or "demystify" (which seeks to clarify by stripping away mystery), "mythologize" elevates by veiling, adding layers of symbolic resonance. It is the process of turning a founding father into a titan of destiny, a local hero into a demigod, or a childhood memory into a parable of lost innocence—the human alchemy that turns leaden events into golden fables, because some truths are too heavy to carry and too necessary to forget.
verb
- To interpret (a story etc.) as mythological; to explain the symbolic meaning of.“Most of Æsopes fables have divers senses, and severall interpretations: Those which Mythologize them, chuse some kinde of colour well-suting with the fable; but for the most part, it is no more than the first and superficiall glosse[…].”
- To construct a myth or mythology.
- To make (something or someone) into a myth; to create a legend about.