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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.
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heroize

(ˈhɪərəʊˌaɪz) or

heroise

vb (tr)
to make a hero of
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he•ro•ize

(ˈhɪər oʊˌaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to make a hero or heroine of.
[1730–40]
he`ro•iz•a′tion, n.
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heroize


Past participle: heroized
Gerund: heroizing

Imperative
heroize
heroize
Present
I heroize
you heroize
he/she/it heroizes
we heroize
you heroize
they heroize
Preterite
I heroized
you heroized
he/she/it heroized
we heroized
you heroized
they heroized
Present Continuous
I am heroizing
you are heroizing
he/she/it is heroizing
we are heroizing
you are heroizing
they are heroizing
Present Perfect
I have heroized
you have heroized
he/she/it has heroized
we have heroized
you have heroized
they have heroized
Past Continuous
I was heroizing
you were heroizing
he/she/it was heroizing
we were heroizing
you were heroizing
they were heroizing
Past Perfect
I had heroized
you had heroized
he/she/it had heroized
we had heroized
you had heroized
they had heroized
Future
I will heroize
you will heroize
he/she/it will heroize
we will heroize
you will heroize
they will heroize
Future Perfect
I will have heroized
you will have heroized
he/she/it will have heroized
we will have heroized
you will have heroized
they will have heroized
Future Continuous
I will be heroizing
you will be heroizing
he/she/it will be heroizing
we will be heroizing
you will be heroizing
they will be heroizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been heroizing
you have been heroizing
he/she/it has been heroizing
we have been heroizing
you have been heroizing
they have been heroizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been heroizing
you will have been heroizing
he/she/it will have been heroizing
we will have been heroizing
you will have been heroizing
they will have been heroizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been heroizing
you had been heroizing
he/she/it had been heroizing
we had been heroizing
you had been heroizing
they had been heroizing
Conditional
I would heroize
you would heroize
he/she/it would heroize
we would heroize
you would heroize
they would heroize
Past Conditional
I would have heroized
you would have heroized
he/she/it would have heroized
we would have heroized
you would have heroized
they would have heroized
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Translations
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