"heroicize" meaning in English

See heroicize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: heroicizes [present, singular, third-person], heroicizing [participle, present], heroicized [participle, past], heroicized [past]
Etymology: From heroic + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|heroic|ize}} heroic + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} heroicize (third-person singular simple present heroicizes, present participle heroicizing, simple past and past participle heroicized)
  1. To make or depict as heroic.

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