heroise
Definition
- Verb:
- To make a hero of someone: "heroise" means to treat or regard someone as a hero, often by exaggerating their virtues or accomplishments.
- To act like a hero: It can also mean to behave in a heroic manner, sometimes with a sense of pretence or self-importance.
Usage Examples
To treat as a hero:
- The media tends to heroise ordinary people who perform extraordinary acts. (The media often exalts regular individuals as heroes.)
- Historians should not heroise past leaders without acknowledging their flaws. (Historians should avoid idealising leaders.)
To act like a hero:
- He likes to heroise in front of his friends by telling exaggerated stories. (He pretends to be heroic by boasting.)
- Stop heroising and just do your job quietly. (Stop acting like a hero and do your work.)
Advanced Usage
- "to heroise oneself": to present oneself as a hero.
- Politicians often heroise themselves during election campaigns. (They portray themselves as heroic figures.)
Variants and Related Words
Hero (n): a person admired for courage, noble qualities, or achievements.
- She was hailed as a hero for rescuing the child. (She was celebrated for her bravery.)
Heroic (adj): displaying characteristics of a hero; brave and noble.
- The firefighter’s heroic actions saved many lives. (His actions were exceptionally brave.)
Heroism (n): great bravery or self-sacrifice.
- The soldier received a medal for his heroism in battle. (He was honoured for his courageous deeds.)
Synonyms
- Exalt: to praise someone highly, often excessively.
- Idealise: to regard something as perfect or better than it really is.
- Glorify: to make someone or something seem more important or admirable than they are.
Phrasal Verbs
- Heroise over: to excessively praise or treat someone as a hero.
- The crowd heroised over the returning athlete. (The crowd gave him excessive heroic praise.)
Related Idioms
- Make a hero out of someone: to treat someone as a hero.
- The town made a hero out of the young firefighter. (They celebrated him as a hero.)