martyrize

[ mahr-tuh-rahyz ]

/ ˈmɑr təˌraɪz /

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verb (used with object), mar·tyr·ized, mar·tyr·iz·ing.

to make a martyr of: The ancient Romans martyrized many Christians.

to torment.

Also especially British, mar·tyr·ise .

Origin of martyrize

1400–50; late Middle English martirizen<Medieval Latin martyrizāre.See martyr, -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM martyrize

mar·tyr·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby martyrize

martlet, martnet, martyr, martyrdom, martyrium, martyrize, martyrology, martyry, marumi kumquat, Marut, marv

Example sentences from the Web for martyrize

They cut off their limbs and antennæ and often martyrize them to death with a rabidness that sadly resembles human sentiments!
The Sexual Question|August Forel
Must such people come to the Sea to martyrize the sick and to vulgarize the majesty of the Sea, that wild and true grandeur?
The Sea|Jules Michelet
As to you, my brave companion—(Mylio stops; his foot has struck the iron pincers that served to martyrize Karvel the Perfect).
The Iron Pincers|Eugne Sue