supernaturalize

supernaturalize

The author tends to supernaturalize ordinary events in his stories.

Definition

Verb: - To make supernatural: "Supernaturalize" means to attribute a supernatural character or quality to something; to treat or regard as being beyond the laws of nature. - To invest with supernatural power: To endow a person, object, or concept with divine or magical attributes.

Usage Examples
  • (They attribute these events to gods or spirits.)
  • (They treat emotions as beyond natural explanation.)
  • (To invest him with supernatural authority.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to supernaturalize a narrative": to add supernatural elements to a story or explanation.

    • The author chose to supernaturalize the historical account by including ghosts and prophecies. (The author blended the real with the magical.)

  • "to supernaturalize nature": to view natural events as caused by supernatural beings.

    • Primitive cultures often supernaturalize natural cycles, such as the changing seasons. (They see them as acts of gods.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Supernaturalization (n): the process or act of making something supernatural.
    • The supernaturalization of the storm led to widespread fear. (The attribution of supernatural causes to the storm.)
  • Supernatural (adj): of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universe.
    • The ghost story was full of supernatural events. (Events beyond natural explanation.)
  • Supernaturalism (n): belief in supernatural forces or beings.
    • Supernaturalism is common in many religious traditions. (The belief in deities and spirits.)
Synonyms
  • Deify: to make a god of; to treat as divine.
    • The ancient Romans deified their emperors. (They made them into gods.)
  • Mythologize: to turn into a myth; to treat as legendary.
    • The hero’s deeds were mythologized over time. (They were exaggerated into myth.)
  • Transcendentalize: to make transcendental; to regard as beyond ordinary experience.
    • The philosopher sought to transcendentalize human reason. (To elevate it above the natural.)
Phrasal Verbs
  • (None directly associated with "supernaturalize"; the word itself is a single verb.)
Related Idioms
  • To give a supernatural twist: to add a magical or otherworldly element to something.
    • The director decided to give the love story a supernatural twist by making the lovers ghosts. (To add a supernatural element.)