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
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
It is to eulogize him like Kendall Roy memorializing his father, Logan, in “Succession,” the HBO corporate drama none too slightly based on the Murdochs, among other dynasties.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 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
Because in a moment I have to walk out there and, effectively, eulogize him.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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