Definitions

1. noun

A person who creates myths or false stories; a fabricator of fables or legends.

“The author was known as a mythmaker for his vivid and imaginative descriptions of the fantastical worlds in his novels.”

2. verb

To create or invent myths or false stories; to fabricate fables or legends.

“The politician was accused of mythmaking when he exaggerated the facts of the situation to gain public support.”