heroize

English

Alternative forms

  • heroise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

From hero +‎ -ize.

Verb

heroize (third-person singular simple present heroizes, present participle heroizing, simple past and past participle heroized)

  1. (transitive) To make someone into a hero.
  2. (transitive) To treat someone as if they were a hero.

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