heroicize
verb
he·ro·i·cize 
hi-ˈrō-ə-ˌsīz,
also her-ˈō-,
or
hē-ˈrō- heroicized; heroicizing
transitive verb
: heroize
Word History
First Known Use
1842, in the meaning defined above
heroicize
verb
as in to heroize
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- heroize
- poeticize
- romanticize
- idealize
- glamour (up)
- glamourize
- glamorize
- soften
- euphemize
- sweeten
- glorify
- idolize
- dignify
- adulate
- canonize
- enshrine
- ennoble
- deify
- aggrandize
- magnify
- enthrone
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- minimize
- deglamorize
- denigrate
- decry
- put down
- disparage
- deprecate
- belittle