Martyring

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Martyr \Mar"tyr\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Martyred}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Martyring}.]
     1. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp.
        Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or
        profession. --Bp. Pearson.
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     2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. --Chaucer.
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              The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart
              Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart.
                                                    --Spenser.
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              Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone.
                                                    --Pope.
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