Demystify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make less mysterious or remove the mystery from

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌiːmˈɪstɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌiːmˈɪstɪfˌaɪ/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

mystify

Parts of Speech

verb	make less mysterious or remove the mystery from “let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entmystifizieren

weniger geheimnisvoll machen oder das Geheimnis beseitigen

🇫🇷French

démystifier

rendre moins mystérieux ou supprimer le mystère de

🇪🇸Spanish

desmitificar

hacer menos misterioso o eliminar el misterio de

🇮🇹Italian

demistificare

rendere meno misterioso o rimuovere il mistero

🇳🇱Dutch

demystificeren

minder mysterieus maken of het mysterie wegnemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desmistificar

tornar menos misterioso ou remover o mistério de

🇷🇺Russian

демистифицировать

сделать менее загадочным или убрать тайну из

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नहीं रखना

कम रहस्यमय बनाएं या रहस्य हटा दें

🇧🇩Bengali

রহস্যময় করা

কম রহস্যময় করুন বা রহস্য থেকে সরান

🇮🇳Marathi

गुप्त करणे

कमी रहस्यमय बनवा किंवा गूढ काढून टाका

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિમિસ્ટિફિકેશન

ઓછા રહસ્યમય બનાવો અથવા રહસ્ય દૂર કરો

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر واضح کرنا

کم پراسرار بنائیں یا اسرار کو ہٹا دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

揭开神秘面纱

减少神秘感或消除神秘感

🇯🇵Japanese

謎を解く

謎を少なくする、または謎を取り除く

🇰🇷Korean

신비를 풀다

덜 신비롭게 만들거나 신비를 제거하십시오.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm sáng tỏ

làm bớt bí ẩn hơn hoặc loại bỏ bí ẩn khỏi

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เข้าใจง่าย

ทำให้ลึกลับน้อยลงหรือขจัดความลึกลับออกไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

demistifikasi

membuat kurang misterius atau menghilangkan misteri itu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إزالة الغموض

جعل أقل غموضا أو إزالة الغموض من

🇮🇷Persian

ابهام زدایی

کمتر مرموز کنید یا رمز را از بین ببرید

🇹🇷Turkish

gizemini çözmek

daha az gizemli hale getirin veya gizemi ortadan kaldırın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לבטל מיסטיקה

להפוך פחות מסתורי או להסיר את המסתורין

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The primary meaning of 'demystify' is 'make less mysterious or remove the mystery from'.

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Using 'demystify' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'demystify' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'demystify' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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