eulogize
Americanverb (used with object)
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eulogizes,
present (3rd person singular)
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eulogized,
past participle, past
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eulogizing
present participle
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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
Derived Forms
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eulogistnoun
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eulogizationnoun
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eulogizernoun
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eulogisticadjective
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uneulogizedadjective
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eulogisticallyadverb
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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eulogizesimple
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eulogizessimple
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have eulogizedperfect
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has eulogizedperfect
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am eulogizingprogressive
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are eulogizingprogressive
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is eulogizingprogressive
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have been eulogizingperfect progressive
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has been eulogizingperfect progressive
Past
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eulogizedsimple
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had eulogizedperfect
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was eulogizingprogressive
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were eulogizingprogressive
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had been eulogizingperfect progressive
Future
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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Swaths of the book eulogize its demise—in particular, the interactive tour displays and gallery of first lady portraits Jill had taken care to update during her husband’s administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
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
“You have your whole life ahead of you to eulogize celebrities.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
She eulogizes the emoticon, that conglomeration of punctuation marks that English-language texters used to convey feelings before the arrival in 2010 of the emoji.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Francis will have the final word on Thursday, when he eulogizes Benedict, whom he has praised for his courage in “opening the door” to letting other popes retire.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
Then he arms Indian villagers with guns to fight their colonial oppressors before launching into a lavish song-and-dance number that eulogizes a list of real-life revolutionaries from Indian history.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2022
Obama eulogizes one of the men who made him possible.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2020
He eulogizes the philosophers of the eighteenth century and sees in the Government of the United States the first fruits of their teaching.
From The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by Daniel J. MacDonald
The usually composed general broke down in tears as he eulogized his son at the funeral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
"Every moment of commander Ramiro's life was characterized by his absolute loyalty to the governments of Fidel and Raul and to his struggle companions," Diaz-Canel eulogized.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
I remember, as if it were yesterday, sitting in an Alabama church as the Baptist preacher eulogized my grandmother.
From Salon ● May 12, 2024
Playwright Alan Ayckbourn, who directed Gambon in his Olivier Award-winning performance in “A View From the Bridge,” accurately eulogized his acting as a form of “spontaneous combustion.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
When the crowd at last arrived at City Hall, a brief prayer service was held before speakers from nearly every segment of Durham’s black community eulogized their fallen leader.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Michael Jordan was tearful while eulogizing Kobe Bryant, who at one time aggravated him with all his questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
Stewart ended his third Monday night broadcast since returning to “The Daily Show” by eulogizing his beloved three-legged pittie mix — tearfully, despite his strongest efforts to dam up that river.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2024
The second-worst moment of my life so far was eulogizing, a few days after Oct.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
Francis himself will celebrate Benedict’s funeral Mass on Thursday, closing out an unprecedented chapter in the history of the papacy with a reigning pope eulogizing a retired one.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
“They never had a chance,” she said, eulogizing her own short-lived fries.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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