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Martyrize

Martyrize \Mar"tyr*ize\, v. t. [Cf. F. martyriser, LL. martyrizare.] To make a martyr of.
--Spenser.

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martyrize

vb. (context transitive English) To make a martyr of (someone).

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martyrize

v. torture and torment like a martyr [syn: martyr, martyrise]

Usage examples of "martyrize".

The man, who had spent the last half-hour in martyrizing her, gloried over the misery which he had wrought, and which all her strength of will could not entirely banish from her face.