eulogize

[ yoo-luh-jahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, eu·lo·gized, eu·lo·giz·ing.

1. to praise highly.

   Synonyms: panegyrize, commend, laud, extol

2. to speak or write a eulogy about.

eulogize

/ ˈjuːləˌdʒaɪz /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˌeuloˈgistic, adjective
• ˌeuloˈgistically, adverb
• ˈeulogist, noun

Other Words From

• eulo·gi·zation noun
• eulo·gizer noun
• un·eulo·gized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of eulogize¹

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

Example Sentences

Condolences eulogizing the life of the queen, however, buzzed alongside commentary criticizing the institution of the monarchy itself.

From FiveThirtyEight

He’ll be eulogized today as the military hero and statesman he was.

From The Daily Beast

Null let that worry go unchallenged and proceeded to eulogize his unvaccinated and deceased protégée.

From The Daily Beast

After every big studio flop, industry insiders eulogize the the Age of the Movie Star.

From The Daily Beast

As he did following the shootings in Arizona, Obama demonstrated his ability to move a crowd, to eulogize, to capture the moment.

From The Daily Beast

Philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy would even eulogize the troubled Socialist Party, comparing it to a decomposing corpse.

From The Daily Beast

Here, family and friends eulogize the former Navy SEAL, outdoor enthusiast, and patriot.

From The Daily Beast

Eulogizing Vidal was to eulogize the now long-gone epoch he typified.

From The Daily Beast

I do not wish to eulogize, still less to whitewash, so great a man, but only to render simple justice to his memory and deeds.

From Project Gutenberg

Unless you eulogize whatever they say or do, unless you adapt yourself to their slightest whim, they become angry with you.

From Project Gutenberg

These compliments from the Press derive additional value from the following passage in the work they eulogize.

From Project Gutenberg

We had a candidate whose personal character and principles he had already described, whom he could not eulogize if he would.

From Project Gutenberg

During the day they eulogize the liberal; during the night they denounce instances of avarice.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• applaud
• commend
• extol
• idolize
• laud