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

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

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

Thousands of mourners turned out Tuesday for Goldberg-Polin’s funeral in Jerusalem, where he was eulogized by speaker after speaker, including the country’s president, Isaac Herzog, who asked for forgiveness on behalf of the Israeli state.

From Los Angeles Times

“I eulogized her and I didn’t want to,” the actor-director said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

His remains have since been transferred back to Atlanta where he will be eulogized on Friday.

From Seattle Times

I remember, as if it were yesterday, sitting in an Alabama church as the Baptist preacher eulogized my grandmother.

From Salon

“But I do acknowledge and promote that we have to eulogize what it used to be so that we can birth something new.”

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• applaud
• commend
• extol
• idolize
• laud