English Dictionary

martyr

/ˈmɐːtə(ɹ)/

verb

(transitive) To make someone into a martyr by putting them to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.

He was willing to martyr himself for the cause.

意味（1）

(transitive) To make someone into a martyr by putting them to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.

意味（2）

(transitive) To persecute.

Some religious and other minorities were martyred until extinction.

意味（3）

(transitive) To torment; to torture.

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