Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heroify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hero-ify
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To raise someone to the status of a hero by overlooking the person's flaws.

Example Sentences

"In writing about important historical figures, one must be careful not to heroify them."
"What were the far-off natives of the Rocky Mountains doing that this restless, reckless, blood-thirsty, and cruel Frenchman should be permitted to kill them? [...] The vilest agents were permitted to employ the vilest means; and this French butcher finds among our first writers a man to heroify him and to set up his dastardly deeds as models for the young."

Etymology

From hero + -ify.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hero

Inflected Forms

heroifies (present, singular) heroifying (participle, present) heroified (participle, past) heroified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

heroification

Questions

What does heroify mean?: To raise someone to the status of a hero by overlooking the person's flaws.
Where does heroify come from?: From hero + -ify.

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