Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Martyrize \Mar"tyr*ize\, v. t. [Cf. F. martyriser, LL.
martyrizare.]
To make a martyr of. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
martyrize
v 1: torture and torment like a martyr [syn: {martyr},
{martyrize}, {martyrise}]