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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

heroize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree English hero Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English heroize From hero + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make someone into a hero.
  2. (transitive) To treat someone as if they were a hero.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
heroise alternative lexicographic
heroizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
heroizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
heroized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
heroized Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

unheroized

Relateds

heroization

Translations (11)

fr héroïser (to treat someone as if they were a hero) · grc ἡρωίζω (to make someone into a hero) · ru героизи́ровать (to treat someone as if they were a hero) · el ηρωίζω (to make someone into a hero) · de heroisieren (to make someone into a hero) · de heroisieren (to treat someone as if they were a hero) · uk героїзува́ти (to treat someone as if they were a hero) · ru героизи́ровать (to make someone into a hero) · fr héroïser (to make someone into a hero) · fi pitää jotakin sankarina (to treat someone as if they were a hero) · fi tehdä jostakin sankari (to make someone into a hero)