The Collaborative International Dictionary
Martyrize
Martyrize \Mar"tyr*ize\, v. t. [Cf. F. martyriser, LL.
martyrizare.]
To make a martyr of.
--Spenser.
Wiktionary
martyrize
vb. (context transitive English) To make a martyr of (someone).
WordNet
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.