Protagonize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Protagonize is a verb meaning (transitive) To set up as the protagonist, or most significant character or entity.
Meaning
(transitive) To set up as the protagonist, or most significant character or entity.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To be the protagonist, or most significant character or entity (of a literary work, etc.).
Example Sentences
Our project should be to protagonize ourselves, and yet, that project presents certain problems.
Self-protagonizing does not mean putting self first, nor maximizing self-gain. Rather, it expresses a certain sense of freedom […]
For the sake of convenience, the name “Ernesto [Guevara]” will refer to the young medical student who protagonizes The Motorcycle Diaries (henceforth, Motorcycle Diaries).
Word Forms
- protagonizes
- protagonizing
- protagonized
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heroize, create, heroicize, heroicise, histrionize, championize.
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