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Definition of Demystifies
1. demystify [v] - See also: demystify
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demystifies
Literary usage of Demystifies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Artist at Work: Narrative Technique in Chrétien de Troyes by Evelyn Mullally (1988)
"... however, demystifies it by giving it a name and telling us that it is a
beautiful pine tree (1. 413). Conversely, the churl says that a ..."
2. Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Developmentby Jane L. Parpart, Patricia Connelly, Eudine Barriteau by Jane L. Parpart, Patricia Connelly, Eudine Barriteau (2000)
"... Perspectives on Gender and Development demystifies the theory of gender and
development and shows how it plays an important role in everyday life. ..."
3. Hidden in Plain View: Refugees Living Without Protection in Nairobi and Kampala by Alison Parker, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2002)
"... to be able to go to the police; and 3) involving the police demystifies the
refugees' fear of the police and gets police involved in refugee protection. ..."
4. Ulysses in Hand: The Rosenbach Manuscript by Michael J. Barsanti, Vicki Mahaffey (2000)
"By showing the scraps on which Joyce wrote Ulysses, it demystifies a book that
is considered more difficult to read than it truly is. ..."
5. Passive Tranquility: The Sculpture of Filippo Della Valle by Vernon Hyde Minor (1997)
"... demystifies" his art by abandoning the layers of iconographical interpretation
and strained, sometimes explosive, visual form that dominated mannerist ..."
6. Crossover: Architecture, Urbanism, Technology by Ad Graafland, Leslie Jaye Kavanaugh, George Baird (2006)
"While critical architecture deconstructs the discourse of architecture, demystifies
the status quo, or locates alternative worlds in the margin, ..."
7. An Investigation of the Enhanced Relationship Between Participants in by Edna Rooth (2000)
"... is the production of a new workbook emanating from the research. The workbook
is structured in such a mode that it is user-friendly. It demystifies and ..."
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