Synonyms of the word

martyrise

• v. Alternative form of martyrize.

excruciate

• v. (transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
• adj. (obsolete) Excruciated; tortured.

martyr

• n. One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably,…
• n. (by extension) One who sacrifices his or her life, station, or something of great personal value, for…
• n. (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.
• v. (transitive) To make someone into a martyr by putting him or her to death for adhering to, or acting in…
• v. (transitive) To persecute.
• v. (transitive) To torment; to torture.

martyrize

• v. (transitive) To make a martyr of (someone).

torment

• n. (obsolete) A catapult or other kind of war-engine.
• n. Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
• n. Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
• v. (transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.).

torture

• n. Intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony.
• n. (chiefly literary) The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.
• n. (colloquial) (often as "absolute torture") stage fright, severe embarrassment.
• v. (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).