demythologize

 
Pronunciation: /diːmɪˈθɒlədʒʌɪz/
(also demythologise)

verb

[with object]
  • reinterpret (a subject) so that it is free of mythical elements: the biographer undertakes to demythologize a man who is for many a modern saint
  • reinterpret what are considered to be mythological elements of (the Bible).