transitive verb
-·ized·, -·iz·ing to make a hero of; treat as a hero
Origin of heroize
hero + -izeheroize
he·ro·izeWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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heroize
transitive verb
he·ro·ized, he·ro·iz·ing, he·ro·iz·esTo make a hero of; treat as a hero: was heroized for her medical discoveries.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present heroizes, present participle heroizing, simple past and past participle heroized)
- To make someone into a hero.
- To treat someone as if they were a hero.
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