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euhemerise

euhemerise is the alternative form of euhemerize.

Meaning of euhemerize

Verb

euhemerize (third-person singular simple present euhemerizes, present participle euhemerizing, simple past and past participle euhemerized)

  1. (ambitransitive, derogatory) To invent a plausible but fanciful historical origin for something in order to rationalize mythology and legends.
    • Near-synonyms: demythologize (sometimes synonymous), undeify (synonymous when personages are the direct objects)
    Synonyms:
    demythologize, undeify[personage]]s are the direct objects>, rationalize
  2. (ambitransitive) To create mythology and legends from ancient historical figures and events.
    • Near-synonym: deify (synonymous when personages are the direct objects)
    Synonyms:
    mythologize, deify[personage]]s are the direct objects>

Forms of euhemerise

third-person singular presenteuhemerises
present participleeuhemerising
past participleeuhemerised
pasteuhemerised

Questions about euhemerise

What is euhemerise the alternative form of?
Euhemerise is the alternative form of euhemerize.

Words near euhemerise in the dictionary

  1. euhelopids
  2. euhelopodid
  3. euhelopodids
  4. euhemerisation
  5. euhemerisations
  6. euhemerise
  7. euhemerised
  8. euhemerises
  9. euhemerising
  10. euhemerism
  11. euhemerisms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: euhemerise (page history and authors); euhemerize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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