heroicize

American

[hi-roh-uh-sahyz] / hɪˈroʊ əˌsaɪz /

especially British, heroicise

verb (used with object)

heroicized, heroicizing

heroize.

Etymology

Origin of heroicize

heroic + -ize

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

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

From Newsweek

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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