Verb (used with object), : The ancient Romans martyrized many Christians.    From Dictionary.com. 

No man is bound to martyrise himself; in a great many cases a man is bound to do the exact opposite.    From Wordnik.com.  [Post-Prandial Philosophy] Reference

The fact is, society considers that in certain instances it has a right to expect the thinker will martyrise himself on its account, while it stands serenely by and heaps faggots on the pile, with every mark of contempt and loathing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Post-Prandial Philosophy] Reference

So we would martyrise ourselves to no purpose.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of a Turkish Bath] Reference