Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. --Chaucer.

            The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart Thou martyrest
            with sorrow and with smart.           --Spenser.

            Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone.
                                                  --Pope.