mythicize

From mythic +‎ -ize.

• enPR: mĭth'ĭsīz, IPA^(key): /ˈmɪθɪˌsaɪz/

mythicize (third-person singular simple present mythicizes, present participle mythicizing, simple past and past participle mythicized)

1. (transitive) To make into a myth.
2. (transitive) To interpret in terms of mythology.

• mythify