1. to treat or regard someone as a hero; to make someone into a hero
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘heroize’

Examples

• The documentary heroizes the civil rights leader.
• She heroizes her grandfather for his military service.
• The movie heroizes ordinary people who showed extraordinary courage.
• The biography heroizes the scientist’s groundbreaking discoveries.
• Popular culture often heroizes athletes and entertainers.
• The memorial heroizes those who died in the war.