mythicize vs interpret

mythicize and interpret both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mythicize	No	No	Yes	No
interpret	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, interpret is a hypernym of mythicize; that is, interpret is a word with a broader meaning than mythicize:

Other hypernyms of mythicize include construe, see.

mythicize (verb)	interpret (verb)
make into a myth	make sense of; assign a meaning to
interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology	make sense of a language
	give an interpretation or explanation to
	restate (words) from one language into another language
	give an interpretation or rendition of
	create an image or likeness of