I would favour lionise over heroise (adjust -ise to -ize if appropriate to the orthography in use), It’s more common and in my opinion more euphonious.

Where do I dig and find mythologise (larger in meaning), which is often appropriate.

In Masterchef Australia ‘This dish heroes the cheese’, in other words, the dish makes “the cheese the dominant element in the dish”.

Why is hero used as a verb?

What is the verb for “to make heroic” in the title? Why do some people say ‘heroicised’?

What do you mean by “to make heroic.”.? From the pages of Wordnik ” heroic

( adj ) •
Having or displaying the character or attributes of a hero; daring; intrepid; determined •
Of or pertaining to heroes; suitable to the character of a hero; bold, daring, noble, or commanding •
Showing extreme courage; especially of actions bravely undertaken in desperation as a last resort

That expression could mean, to cause or impel someone to act in a more heroic manner, although I think it usually means to regard or deem as a hero.

As for the latter interpretation, as some users have said, you could use the word heroize, but, depending on your context, there might be better ways to say it – such as “He was heralded as a hero. “. In a moment where your current self may be a hero or villain, you’ve got an eye to heroize and maybe himorize is your best option. When talking about an athlete, for example, instead of saying:

She was heroized in the championship tournament; he wins!

The championship was his defining moment.

As far as the former interpretation, that I wouldn’t call that heroization ; that sounds more like some kind of crisis

training.

I would favour lionise over heroise (adjust -ise to -ize if appropriate to the orthography in use), It’s more common and in my opinion more euphonious.

Where do I dig and find mythologise (larger in meaning), which is often appropriate.

The “lies my history teacher told me” by Lloewen (2002-2004) adds the term “hero”.

I think this might be what you’re looking for… see this too: heroification.

Lionize (US spelling):

To treat a person like a celebrity. To promote himself to other people.

I’ve never heard the term “heroize” in practice.

could I use “Glorify” as a single word to mean “to make a hero”?

In the Oxford English Dictionary, the words heroify and heroize, respectively, have the meaning’make a hero of’.

Lionize (US spelling):

To treat a person like a celebrity. To promote himself to other people.

I’ve never heard the term “heroize” in practice.

Heroic is defined as the adjective (description) of a hero; so “the actions were heroic during the disaster”. From dictionary. Related

forms heroically, adverb heroicalness,

heroicness, heroicity, adjective heer-oh-is-i-tee,

adjective dots

represent syllables.

Abbreviations: heroically,

adverb dots represent syllables.