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    MARTYRIZE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they martyrize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it martyrizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: martyrized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: martyrized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: martyrizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Torture and torment like a martyrplay

    Synonyms:

    martyr; martyrise; martyrize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

    Hypernyms (to "martyrize" is one way to...):

    excruciate; torment; torture (subject to torture)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s somebody

    Derivation:

    martyr (one who suffers for the sake of principle)

    martyr (one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion)

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