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verb

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The correct spelling is martyred. 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 o… For example: "Some religious and other minorities were martyred until extinction."

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Some religious and other minorities were martyred until extinction.

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Definition

verb

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.To persecute.
  3. 3.To torment; to torture.

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