martyrize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make a martyr of.
The ancient Romans martyrized many Christians.
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to torment.
Other Word Forms
- martyrization noun
Etymology
Origin of martyrize
1400–50; late Middle English martirizen < Medieval Latin martyrizāre. See martyr, -ize
Example Sentences
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But Senator Watson was too good a tactician to martyrize Senator Johnson and friends with this ex-treme parliamentary measure.
From Time Magazine Archive
South African authorities had no desire to martyrize anybody with his name.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ah! how easy it is to martyrize one's self by some fatal decision made grandly in the exultation of a supreme moment!
From Sacred and Profane Love by Bennett, Arnold
I martyrize her, I know I do," he said to Isaacson; "but I don't believe it's my fault.
From Bella Donna A Novel by Hichens, Robert Smythe
She felt too sore and too sick for the aid that comes veiled with inscrutable symbolism, and seems to martyrize when it seeks to save.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)
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