Definition
To treat or portray someone or something as heroic; to elevate to the status of a hero.
Etymology
From hero plus -ize, the suffix turning nouns into verbs meaning 'to make or treat as' or 'to act in the manner of.'
Kelly Says
Heroize is both celebration and criticism—we heroize the brave, but historians also point out how we wrongly heroize people who just benefited from being in the right place at the right time.
Translations
ARالعربية
بطولة
bu-tū-lah
CACatalà
heroitzar
he-ro-i-tar
CSČeština
heroizovat
he-ro-i-zo-vat
DADansk
heltegøre
hel-te-go-re
DEDeutsch
heroisieren
he-ro-i-ze-ren
ELΕλληνικά
ήρωοποιήσεις
i-ro-o-poi-ee-seis
ESEspañol
heroizar
e-ro-i-zar
FAفارسی
قهرمان
qah-ra-man
FISuomi
heroisoida
he-ro-i-soi-da
FRFrançais
héroiser
e-ro-i-ser
HIहिन्दी
वीर बनाना
ve-er-ban-a-na
HUMagyar
hősíteni
ho-es-ni-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjadi pahlawan
me-ni-da-i pah-la-wan
ITItaliano
eroizzare
e-ro-i-zze-re
JA日本語
英雄化する
eiyuu-ka-suru
KO한국어
영웅화하다
yeong-ung-hwa-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
menjadi pahlawan
me-ni-da-i pah-la-wan
NLNederlands
held maken
held-ma-ken
NONorsk
heltegjøre
hel-te-gjo-re
PLPolski
heroizować
he-ro-i-zo-vat
PTPortuguês
heroizar
e-ro-i-zar
RORomână
eroiza
e-ro-i-za
RUРусский
героизировать
geroyizirat'
SVSvenska
heronisera
he-ro-ni-se-ra
SWKiswahili
ujasiri
u-ja-si-ri
TAதமிழ்
தீர்கன்மை
teer-gan-mai
TEతెలుగు
నీరస్యం
nee-ra-sa-yam
THไทย
ทำให้เป็นวีรบุรุษ
thame-ke-ben-wee-roop-rot
TLTL
pag-a-bayanihan
pa-ga-ba-ya-ni-han
TRTürkçe
kahramanlaştırmak
kah-rah-man-lar-shtir-mak
UKУкраїнська
героїзувати
hero-i-zu-vaty
VITiếng Việt
anh hùng hóa
an-huong-hoa
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li