martyrize

verb

mar·​tyr·​ize

variants also British martyrise

ˈmärtəˌrīz

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

: to make a martyr of: such as

a

: to put to death for adhering to a faith or belief

b

: to cause great suffering to : torment

c

: to give the appearance of being a martyr to

an air of martyrized virtue

intransitive verb

: to become or behave like a martyr

Word History

Etymology

Middle English martirizen, from Medieval Latin martyrizare, from Late Latin martyr + Latin -izare -ize

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Rhymes for martyrize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• agonize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize