Synonyms

eulogize

American

[yoo-luh-jahyz] / ˈyu ləˌdʒaɪz /

especially British, eulogise

verb (used with object)

eulogized, eulogizing

to praise highly.

Synonyms:

panegyrize, commend, laud, extol
to speak or write a eulogy about.

eulogize British

/ ˈjuːləˌdʒaɪz /

verb

to praise (a person or thing) highly in speech or writing

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Other Word Forms

eulogist noun
eulogistic adjective
eulogistically adverb
eulogization noun
eulogizer noun
uneulogized adjective

Etymology

Origin of eulogize

First recorded in 1800–10; eulog(y) + -ize

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

Todd said in his greeting, noting that Pearson left them unique instructions not to eulogize him.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 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

“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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