Meanings
verbheroize (third-person singular simple present heroizes, present participle heroizing, simple past and past participle heroized)
present singular third person heroizes · participle present heroizing · participle past heroized · past heroized · alternative heroise
- transitiveTo make someone into a hero.
- transitiveTo treat someone as if they were a hero.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἡρωίζω
- ἡρωίζω (hērōízō)to make someone into a hero
Finnish tehdä jostakin sankari, pitää jotakin sankarina
- tehdä jostakin sankarito make someone into a hero
- pitää jotakin sankarinato treat someone as if they were a hero
French héroïser, héroïser
- héroïserto make someone into a hero
- héroïserto treat someone as if they were a hero
German heroisieren, heroisieren
- heroisierento make someone into a hero
- heroisierento treat someone as if they were a hero
Greek ηρωίζω
- ηρωίζω (iroḯzo)to make someone into a hero
Russian героизи́ровать, героизи́ровать
- героизи́ровать (geroizírovatʹ)to make someone into a hero
- героизи́ровать (geroizírovatʹ)to treat someone as if they were a hero
Ukrainian героїзува́ти
- героїзува́ти (herojizuváty)to treat someone as if they were a hero
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APA
heroize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroize
MLA
“heroize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heroize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heroize.
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