What does heroicize mean?
Heroicize means (transitive) To make or depict as heroic..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To make or depict as heroic..
A strong tendency to heroicize death prevailed in the nihilism of the Third Reich.
Professors of post-coloniality have a curious need to heroicize (and self-heroicize) and these Australians are no exception.
Societies heroicize soldiers during war to encourage young men to enlist and their families to support the war effort.
Use heroicize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Heroicize means (transitive) To make or depict as heroic..
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A strong tendency to heroicize death prevailed in the nihilism of the Third Reich.
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