demystify
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clarify, clear (up), construe, demonstrate, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, get across, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, spell out, unriddle
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On her site, Lab Muffin (labmuffin.com), the chemist demystifies scientific lingo and product labels to help inform laypeople and promote critical thinking about abstruse beauty claims. — Hana Hong, Marie Claire, "25 People Changing the Beauty Industry," 3 Sep. 2019 The first class will aim to demystify how the price of a bottle affects – or doesn’t – quality and taste. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Wine calendar: Flight Cleveland tastings, Rustic Grill specials, more," 3 Sep. 2019 This one is based on an explanation of the writings of the Taoist sage Chuang Tzu on presence, given by the British philosopher Alan Watts, who demystified Eastern philosophy for Westerners in the 20th century. — Ephrat Livni, Quartzy, "Use these mantras to start, power through, and finish your day," 10 Aug. 2019 The point, McConville said, wasn’t to fight over which equation was best, but to show the limitations of a one-size-fits-all model, and to demystify the process of rankings. — Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, "US News & World Report ranks America's 'best' colleges. But, is there really a way to know?," 7 Aug. 2019 Canada now regards the Black Axe as an official criminal organization, and Trotter and Kelly demystify its structure and crimes for law enforcement agents worldwide. — Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, "The Black Axe," 19 Aug. 2019 For years, organizations that promote women in politics argued that having multiple women running for president — rather than the one-and-only nature of Mrs. Clinton’s campaigns — would demystify the idea of a female president. — Lisa Lerer, New York Times, "It’s a Question No One Says They Want to Ask. But the Women Running for President Keep Hearing It.," 3 July 2019 For the past several months, Brandt and Acquaviva chronicled the day-to-day drama of dying in a series of frank, intimate posts on Facebook and Twitter aimed at demystifying the process and empowering other patients. — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, "The extraordinary final days of a hospice leader, and what they tell us about a good death," 10 Aug. 2019 What fascinated was her way of demystifying things and her cool patience in cutting through mumbo jumbo. — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, "The Indelible Substance of a Semester with Toni Morrison," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'demystify.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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