martyrize

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verb

To make a martyr of (someone).

“The Roman emperor Decius is mainly remembered for the many Christians martyrized on his orders”

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martyrmartyrise
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Meanings

verbmartyrize (third-person singular simple present martyrizes, present participle martyrizing, simple past and past participle martyrized)

present singular third person martyrizes · participle present martyrizing · participle past martyrized · past martyrized · alternative martyrise

  1. transitiveTo make a martyr of (someone).

    The Roman emperor Decius is mainly remembered for the many Christians martyrized on his orders

    1 more example

    In the article, the context in which Edward Rastellini's incarceration and death is presented, one might think that he should be martyrized for his predicament.

    1978 April 15, John B. Fitzgerald, “Not Becoming Involved”, in Gay Community News, page 5

    Synonyms: martyr

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make a martyr of (someone).

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martyr

More synonyms by meaning

verbtorture and torment like a martyr

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martyrmartyrise
Broader
tortureexcruciatetorment
Also see
martyr

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From martyr + -ize.

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APA

martyrize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martyrize

MLA

“martyrize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martyrize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “martyrize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martyrize.

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