Definition
to remove noxious or poisonous air from something; to purify by removing harmful vapors or miasma.
Etymology
From 'de-' (remove) + 'miasma' (bad air in medieval theory) + '-ize.' A pseudo-scientific term from periods when 'miasma' theory blamed disease on bad air.
Kelly Says
When doctors believed disease came from 'bad air' (miasma), they invented terms like 'demephitize' to describe attempts at decontamination — a reminder that even wrong theories create real words.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ምית አውጥ
en-de mit aw-t
ARالعربية
إزالة الخرافات
i-za-la al-kha-ra-fat
BNবাংলা
মূর্তিময়তা দূর করা
murti-may-ta dur kor-a
CACatalà
desmitificar
de-smi-ti-fi-kar
CSČeština
demytizovat
de-mi-ti-zo-vat
DADansk
afmytologisere
af-mi-to-lo-gi-se-re
DEDeutsch
Mythologisieren
mi-to-lo-gi-zi-ren
ELΕλληνικά
απομυθοποίηση
a-po-mi-tho-poi-e-si
ESEspañol
desmitificar
des-mi-ti-fi-kar
FAفارسی
اسطوره گویی را برطرف
es-to-re-gooi ra bar-tarf
FISuomi
demifytoida
de-mi-fi-toi-da
FRFrançais
démythifier
de-mi-ti-fye-e
GUGU
પ્રતિક્રિયા
pra-ti-kri-ya
HEעברית
לפרש כמיתולוגיה
le-par-sh ke-mi-to-lo-gi-ya
HIहिन्दी
देवताकरण करना
devata-karan karna
HUMagyar
mitologizál
mi-to-lo-gi-zal
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghilangkan mitos
men-ghi-la-kan mi-tos
ITItaliano
desmitizzare
de-smi-ti-tza-re
JA日本語
神話を解く
shinwa o toku
KKKK
мифологияны жою
mi-fo-lo-gi-ya-ny jo-yu
KMKM
ប្រវត្តិ ប្រាជ្ញ
pra-vatt ri pra-ch
KO한국어
신화를 해방하다
sinhwarul haebanghada
MRMR
मूर्तिमय करणे
mu-ur-ti-ma-ya-kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menghilangkan mitos
men-ghi-la-kan mi-tos
MYမြန်မာ
သဘောပေါ် ဖြစ်
tha-ba-paw-pa-it
NLNederlands
mythologiseren
mi-to-lo-gee-ren
NONorsk
avmytologisere
av-mi-to-lo-gi-se-re
PLPolski
demifykować
de-mi-fi-ko-vat'
PTPortuguês
desmitificar
des-mi-ti-fi-kar
RORomână
demitologiza
de-mi-to-lo-gi-za
RUРусский
демифологизировать
demi-fo-lo-gi-zi-ro-vat'
SVSvenska
avmytologisera
av-mi-to-lo-ge-re-ra
SWKiswahili
kuondoa hadithi
ku-on-doa ha-di-thi
TAதமிழ்
குறியீடுகளை நீக்கு
kuri-ee-d-ka-lai ni-kku
TEతెలుగు
మతపరమైనవి తొలగించండి
mata-para-maina-vi tho-liga-n-chndi
THไทย
ยกเลิกเทพนิยาย
yok-lek-tep-ni-ya
TLTL
alisin ng mga alamat
a-li-sin ng mga a-la-mat
TRTürkçe
mitolojiyi kaldırmak
mi-to-lo-ji-yi kal-dir-mak
UKУкраїнська
деміфікувати
de-mi-fi-ku-vat'
URاردو
ميتافيزيکال
mee-ta-fiz-i-kal
VITiếng Việt
giải thần thoại hóa
ghai-shen-tho-ai-hoa
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀
she-she eh-she