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panegyrize

[ pan-i-juh-rahyz ]
/ ˈpæn ɪ dʒəˌraɪz /
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verb (used with object), pan·e·gy·rized, pan·e·gy·riz·ing.

to deliver or write a panegyric about; eulogize.

verb (used without object), pan·e·gy·rized, pan·e·gy·riz·ing.

to indulge in panegyric; bestow praises.

Words related to panegyrize

acclaim, admire, adore, aggrandize, appreciate, celebrate, commemorate, commend, compliment, decorate, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, esteem, eulogize, exalt, extol, glorify, hail

Words nearby panegyrize

pane, paned, paneer, panegyric, panegyrist, panegyrize, panel, panel beater, panel discussion, panel heating, panel house
Also especially British, pan·e·gy·rise.

Origin of panegyrize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM panegyrize

un·pan·e·gy·rized, adjective
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Examples from the Web for panegyrize

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

    Problems in Greek history|John Pentland Mahaffy

British Dictionary definitions for panegyrize

panegyrize

panegyrise

/ (ˈpænɪdʒɪˌraɪz) /

verb

to make a eulogy or eulogies (about)
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