Antonyms of verb mythologize

1 of 2 senses of mythologize

Sense 2
mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise -- (make into a myth; "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66")
       Antonym of demythologize (Sense 1)
      => demythologize, demythologise -- (remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mythologize

2 senses of mythologize

Sense 1
mythologize, mythologise -- (construct a myth; "The poet mythologized that the King had three sons")
       => fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent -- (make up something artificial or untrue)

Sense 2
mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise -- (make into a myth; "The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")