heroicize

especially British, he·ro·i·cise

[hi-roh-uh-sahyz]

verb (used with object)

heroicized, heroicizing 

1. heroize.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heroicize¹

heroic + -ize

Example Sentences

Among them are several seated male figures, who are depicted with a thrilling refusal to heroicize their body language.

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These Instagram images fail to heroicize but they try to normalize—even humanize.

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Duelist�s hyper-romantic impulses and lush symphonic music, plus the backlighting, the stately swordplay, the fat snowflakes, not to mention more slo-mo shots than in a Wong Kar-wai retrospective � all these effects heroicize the enterprise, making it something to gaze upon but not enter into.

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