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Definition of martyring:

(n) : One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.
(n) : (by extension) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
(n) : (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly or constantly, even involuntarily.
(n) : (derogatory) Someone who exaggerates their pain and suffering in order to gain sympathy.
(v) : (transitive) To make someone into a martyr by putting them to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
(v) : (transitive) To persecute.
Definition of martyring:

(n) : One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.
(n) : (by extension) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
(n) : (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly or constantly, even involuntarily.
(n) : (derogatory) Someone who exaggerates their pain and suffering in order to gain sympathy.
(v) : (transitive) To make someone into a martyr by putting them to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
(v) : (transitive) To persecute.
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