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eu·lo·gize
(yo͞o′lə-jīz′)tr.v. eu·lo·gized, eu·lo·giz·ing, eu·lo·giz·es
To praise highly in speech or writing, especially in a formal eulogy.
eu′lo·gist (-jĭst) n.
eu′lo·gis′tic (-jĭs′tĭk) adj.
eu′lo·giz′er n.
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eulogize
(ˈjuːləˌdʒaɪz) oreulogise
vb
to praise (a person or thing) highly in speech or writing
ˈeulogist, ˈeuloˌgizer, ˈeuloˌgiser n
ˌeuloˈgistic, ˌeuloˈgistical adj
ˌeuloˈgistically adv
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eu•lo•gize
(ˈyu ləˌdʒaɪz)v.t. -gized, -giz•ing.
to praise highly; extol.
[1800–10]
eu`lo•gi•za′tion, n.
eu′lo•giz`er, n.
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eulogize
Past participle: eulogized
Gerund: eulogizing
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Verb | 1. | eulogize - praise formally and eloquently; "The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral" praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
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eulogize
verb praise, acclaim, applaud, compliment, pay tribute to, commend, magnify (archaic), glorify, exalt, laud, extol, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), rhapsodize, panegyrize, sing or sound the praises of He eulogized Keegan's part in the operation.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
eulogize
[ˈjuːlədʒaɪz] eulogise (US) vt
(= laud) → faire l'éloge de, faire le panégyrique de
(US) (at funeral) → faire l'éloge funèbre de
vi (= rhapsodize) to eulogize about sth → faire l'éloge de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
eulogize
vt → eine Lobesrede halten auf (+acc)
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