martyrize

(-īz′)

transitive verb martyrized, martryizing

to make a martyr of, as by causing to suffer

Origin: ME martirizen < LL(Ec) martyrizare

intransitive verb

to be or become a martyr

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See martyrize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb mar·tyr·ized, mar·tyr·iz·ing, mar·tyr·iz·es
To martyr.

Related Forms:

  • marˌtyr·i·zaˈtion (-tər-ĭ-zāˈshən) noun
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