martyred
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verb
- To make someone into a martyr by putting him or her to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
- To persecute.“Some religious and other minorities were martyred until extinction.”
- To torment; to torture.“The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart”
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