Antonyms for martyrize
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : mahr-tuh-rahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɑr təˌraɪz |
Definition of martyrize
- As in torture : verb upset or hurt severely
- As in nail to a cross : verb crucify
- As in crucify : verb execute; torture near to death
- As in hurt : verb cause mental pain
- Must such people come to the Sea to martyrize the sick and to vulgarize the majesty of the Sea, that wild and true grandeur?
- Extract from : « The Sea » by Jules Michelet
- As to you, my brave companion—(Mylio stops; his foot has struck the iron pincers that served to martyrize Karvel the Perfect).
- Extract from : « The Iron Pincers » by Eugne Sue
- They cut off their limbs and antennæ and often martyrize them to death with a rabidness that sadly resembles human sentiments!
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
Synonyms for martyrize
- abuse
- afflict
- aggrieve
- agonize
- annoy
- beat
- bother
- brutalize
- burn
- burn at the stake
- chafe
- constrain
- crucify
- cut to the quick
- discomfit
- discommode
- displease
- distress
- disturb
- excruciate
- excrutiate
- faze
- give no quarter
- go for jugular
- grieve
- grill
- hang
- harrow
- hit where one lives
- impale
- injure
- irritate
- kill
- lacerate
- lambaste
- lay a bad trip on
- lean on
- maim
- mangle
- martyr
- martyrize
- mistreat
- mutilate
- nail to cross
- oppress
- pain
- persecute
- prejudice
- punish
- put down
- put on the rack
- put out
- put to death
- rack
- sadden
- smite
- sting
- thumb nose at
- torment
- torture
- try
- upset
- vex
- vitiate
- whip
- work over
- wound
- wring
- wrong
- zing
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