martyrize(v = verb.body) martyr, martyrise - torture and torment like a martyr;
is one way to excruciate, torment, torture
Derived forms noun martyr₁, noun martyr₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody

   To make a martyr of. Spenser. [1913 Webster]

martyrize, v.tr. & refl. (also -ise) make a martyr of.

Derivative:
martyrization n.