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Verb: martyrise  'maa(r)-tu,rIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: martyrize)
  1. Torture and torment like a martyr
    "The prisoners were martyrised by their captors";
    - martyr, martyrize

Derived forms: martyrised, martyrises, martyrising

Type of: excruciate [archaic], torment, torture