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euhemerize

especially British, ···

[yoo-hee-muh-rahyz, -hem-uh-]

verb (used with or without object)

euhemerized, euhemerizing 

  1. to treat or explain (myths) by euhemerism.

euhemerize

/ ːˈːəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to deal with or explain (myths) by euhemerism

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of euhemerize1

First recorded in 1840–50; Euhemer(us) + -ize

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