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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of eulogize
Explanation
To eulogize someone is to talk about how much you respect and admire them, especially as a memorial after their death. At funerals, sometimes several people eulogize the deceased person. You can eulogize a living person — particularly if she has retired from a job — or even a place or a group. You might eulogize your elementary school after it's been closed, or eulogize the coach of your basketball team after she's left for a job in another town. The verb eulogize comes from eulogy, a speech that praises, from the Greek root eulogia, "praise" or "fine language," from eu, "well," and -logia, "speaking."
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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
Biden, who plans to eulogize Jimmy Carter at his state funeral when the time comes, is indisputably the friendliest ally Carter has had in the Oval Office since he left Washington in 1981.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 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
“You have your whole life ahead of you to eulogize celebrities.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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