make a martyr of; torment; torture like a martyr (also martyrise)
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Martyrize Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To make a martyr of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo make a martyr of.
martyrize
\mar"tyr*ize\ (?), v. t. [cf. f. martyriser, ll. martyrizare.] to make a martyr of.
Verb
1. torture and torment like a martyr
(synonym) martyr, martyrise
(hypernym) torture, excruciate, torment
(derivation) martyr
