1. to treat or regard as a hero; to make into a hero

Examples

• The media tends to heroize soldiers returning from war.
• We shouldn’t heroize historical figures without acknowledging their flaws.
• The biography heroizes the scientist’s achievements while ignoring controversies.
• Children often heroize their parents until they reach adolescence.
• The documentary heroizes the civil rights leader’s contributions to society.
• Critics argue that movies heroize violence and aggression.