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martyrize

[ mahr-tuh-rahyz ]
/ ˈmɑr təˌraɪz /
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verb (used with object), mar·tyr·ized, mar·tyr·iz·ing.

to make a martyr of: The ancient Romans martyrized many Christians.
to torment.

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RELATED WORDS

annoy, disturb, injure, beat, wound, abuse, torment, persecute, mistreat, maim, mutilate, oppress, sadden, upset, sting, punish, constrain, crucify, smite, pain

Nearby words

martlet, martnet, martyr, martyrdom, martyrium, martyrize, martyrology, martyry, martí, martínez ruiz, marumi kumquat
Also especially British, mar·tyr·ise.

Origin of martyrize

1400–50; late Middle English martirizen < Medieval Latin martyrizāre. See martyr, -ize

Related forms

mar·tyr·i·za·tion, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for martyrize

  • They cut off their limbs and antennæ and often martyrize them to death with a rabidness that sadly resembles human sentiments!

    The Sexual Question|August Forel

  • Must such people come to the Sea to martyrize the sick and to vulgarize the majesty of the Sea, that wild and true grandeur?

    The Sea|Jules Michelet

  • As to you, my brave companion—(Mylio stops; his foot has struck the iron pincers that served to martyrize Karvel the Perfect).

    The Iron Pincers|Eugne Sue