make up vs mythologize

make up and mythologize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
make up	No	No	Yes	No
mythologize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mythologize is a hyponym of make up; that is, mythologize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than make up:

Other hyponyms of make up include mythologise, confabulate, concoct, trump up, spin, vamp, vamp up.

make up (verb)	mythologize (verb)
apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier	make into a myth
put in order or neaten	construct a myth
come to terms
concoct something artificial or untrue
devise or compose
do or give something to somebody in return
make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
form or compose
adjust for