demythologize
verb
de·my·thol·o·gize
ˌdē-mi-ˈthä-lə-ˌjīz 
demythologized; demythologizing; demythologizes
1
: to divest of mythological forms in order to uncover the meaning underlying them
demythologize the Gospels
2
: to divest of mythical elements or associations
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Among the legendary moments Pearlman demythologizes: the time Jackson broke a bat over his head after grounding out to Brewers pitcher Jay Aldrich at Milwaukee County Stadium.
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Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
Coe wants to compassionately demythologize Jones, and thoroughly.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 4 May 2021
The result is that these people aren't really demythologizing him at all.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2018
Ruinous imperialist campaigns sharpened Euripides’ demythologizing mockery.
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 8 Sep. 2017
Both writers are intent on demythologizing the American West, retaining the best of the frontier spirit—the self-reliance, the stoicism, the taciturn wit—while conjuring its worst aspects.
—Mary Kaye Schilling, Newsweek, 28 July 2017
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Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
Coe wants to compassionately demythologize Jones, and thoroughly.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 4 May 2021
The result is that these people aren't really demythologizing him at all.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2018
Ruinous imperialist campaigns sharpened Euripides’ demythologizing mockery.
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 8 Sep. 2017
Both writers are intent on demythologizing the American West, retaining the best of the frontier spirit—the self-reliance, the stoicism, the taciturn wit—while conjuring its worst aspects.
—Mary Kaye Schilling, Newsweek, 28 July 2017
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