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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heroize

/hˈiɹoʊˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hero-ize
IPA
/hˈiɹoʊˌaɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make someone into a hero.

Transitive verb

verb

To treat someone as if they were a hero.

Transitive 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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

heroizes (present, singular) heroizing (participle, present) heroized (participle, past) heroized (past) heroise (alternative)

Derived Forms

unheroized

Frequently Paired Words

heroization

Questions

How do you pronounce heroize?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈiɹoʊˌaɪz/.
What does heroize mean?
To make someone into a hero.
Where does heroize come from?
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.

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