eulogize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to praise highly.
- Synonyms:
- panegyrize, commend, laud, extol
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to speak or write a eulogy about.
verb
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to praise (a person or thing) highly in speech or writing
Other Word Forms
- eulogist noun
- eulogistic adjective
- eulogistically adverb
- eulogization noun
- eulogizer noun
- uneulogized adjective
Etymology
Origin of eulogize
Example Sentences
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And I was asked to eulogize them because of my closeness with all the family.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023
A funeral service where Al Sharpton and the governor will eulogize her is set for Saturday.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023
And over the course of an hour, a stream of friends and colleagues stood up at the podium to eulogize Marie.
From Scientific American • May 4, 2023
This time, he mixed in a few heartfelt, even melancholy notes into his virtuosic deadpan rhythms to eulogize the passing of a legendary comedy room.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022
When the time came for the mourners to come up and eulogize him, no one stirred.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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