panegyrize

[ pan-i-juh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, pan·e·gy·rized, pan·e·gy·riz·ing.

1. to deliver or write a panegyric about; eulogize.

verb (used without object)

, pan·e·gy·rized, pan·e·gy·riz·ing.

1. to indulge in panegyric; bestow praises.

panegyrize

/ ˈpænɪdʒɪˌraɪz /

verb

1. to make a eulogy or eulogies (about)

Other Words From

• un·pane·gy·rized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of panegyrize¹

1610–20; < Greek panēgyrízein to celebrate a public festival, equivalent to panḗgyr ( is ) ( panegyric ) + -izein -ize

Example Sentences

Of course he would have found it hard to panegyrize his favourite democracies when he came to the Hellenistic age.

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