demystify

English

Etymology

From French démystifier, or de- +‎ mystify.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/

Verb

demystify (third-person singular simple present demystifies, present participle demystifying, 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.

   • 2023 May 16, Cecilia Kang, quoting Richard Blumenthal, “OpenAI’s Sam Altman Urges A.I. Regulation in Senate Hearing”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “Our goal is to demystify and hold accountable those new technologies to avoid some of the mistakes of the past,” Mr. Blumenthal said. “Congress failed to meet the moment on social media.”

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)
• Esperanto: malmistifiki, senmistifikigi
• Finnish: demystifioida
• French: démystifier (fr), démythifier (fr)
• German: entmystifizieren (de)
• Hungarian: demisztifikál
• Italian: demistificare (it)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: odczarowywać impf, odczarować pf
• Portuguese: desmistificar (pt)
• Russian: проясня́ть (ru) impf (projasnjátʹ), проясни́ть (ru) pf (projasnítʹ)
• Spanish: desmitificar (es)
• Swedish: avmystifiera (sv)