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- verb Present participle of
demystify .
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Examples
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But the first rule of demystifying is one must herself be demystified before attempting to demystify.
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She has a particular interest in demystifying science for the public, and to that end co-founded the first Penn State Astrofest, served on the editorial board of Odyssey, a science magazine for children.
Archive 2008-07-01 Peggy 2008
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She has a particular interest in demystifying science for the public, and to that end co-founded the first Penn State Astrofest, served on the editorial board of Odyssey, a science magazine for children.
SheSource.org: Closing the Gender Gap in the Media Peggy 2008
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I see that my high school students are much more agreeable to this technique and that it only takes several word demystifying tips from me to get them comfortable with acronyms.
It is not rocket science, it is a mindset! Teaching Technical Acronyms 2006
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I see that my high school students are much more agreeable to this technique and that it only takes several word demystifying tips from me to get them comfortable with acronyms.
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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This is a tongue-twister and may sound boring, but the Wikipedia link I've provided in the previous sentence leads to a Hollywood-like "demystifying" video of life in the scientific fast lane (sorry about the pun).
Musings on scientific celebrity Maxine 2007
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This is a tongue-twister and may sound boring, but the Wikipedia link I've provided in the previous sentence leads to a Hollywood-like "demystifying" video of life in the scientific fast lane (sorry about the pun).
Musings on scientific celebrity Maxine 2007
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This is a tongue-twister and may sound boring, but the Wikipedia link I've provided in the previous sentence leads to a Hollywood-like "demystifying" video of life in the scientific fast lane (sorry about the pun).
June 2007 Maxine 2007
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Instead, Danish advises "demystifying" the action, explaining that wrestlers are actors, not athletic idols.
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The Council for Quebec Sovereignty set off a firestorm with the unveiling of a 142-page textbook aimed at "demystifying" Quebec sovereignty for students.
Peace, order and good government, eh?: March 2006 Archives 2006
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