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he⋅ro⋅ize

  [heer-oh-ahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to make a hero of: a war film that heroizes the warrior.
Also, heroicize; especially British, he⋅ro⋅ise.

Origin:
1730–40; hero + -ize

Related forms:
he⋅ro⋅iz⋅a⋅tion, noun
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he·ro·ize   (hîr'ō-īz')   
tr.v.   he·ro·ized, he·ro·iz·ing, he·ro·iz·es
To make a hero of; treat as a hero: was heroized for her medical discoveries.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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