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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) or

eulogise

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

Imperative
eulogize
eulogize
Present
I eulogize
you eulogize
he/she/it eulogizes
we eulogize
you eulogize
they eulogize
Preterite
I eulogized
you eulogized
he/she/it eulogized
we eulogized
you eulogized
they eulogized
Present Continuous
I am eulogizing
you are eulogizing
he/she/it is eulogizing
we are eulogizing
you are eulogizing
they are eulogizing
Present Perfect
I have eulogized
you have eulogized
he/she/it has eulogized
we have eulogized
you have eulogized
they have eulogized
Past Continuous
I was eulogizing
you were eulogizing
he/she/it was eulogizing
we were eulogizing
you were eulogizing
they were eulogizing
Past Perfect
I had eulogized
you had eulogized
he/she/it had eulogized
we had eulogized
you had eulogized
they had eulogized
Future
I will eulogize
you will eulogize
he/she/it will eulogize
we will eulogize
you will eulogize
they will eulogize
Future Perfect
I will have eulogized
you will have eulogized
he/she/it will have eulogized
we will have eulogized
you will have eulogized
they will have eulogized
Future Continuous
I will be eulogizing
you will be eulogizing
he/she/it will be eulogizing
we will be eulogizing
you will be eulogizing
they will be eulogizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been eulogizing
you have been eulogizing
he/she/it has been eulogizing
we have been eulogizing
you have been eulogizing
they have been eulogizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been eulogizing
you will have been eulogizing
he/she/it will have been eulogizing
we will have been eulogizing
you will have been eulogizing
they will have been eulogizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been eulogizing
you had been eulogizing
he/she/it had been eulogizing
we had been eulogizing
you had been eulogizing
they had been eulogizing
Conditional
I would eulogize
you would eulogize
he/she/it would eulogize
we would eulogize
you would eulogize
they would eulogize
Past Conditional
I would have eulogized
you would have eulogized
he/she/it would have eulogized
we would have eulogized
you would have eulogized
they would have eulogized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.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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eulogize

verb
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Translations

eulogize

[ˈjuːlədʒaɪz] VTelogiar, encomiar
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eulogize

[ˈjuːlədʒaɪz] eulogise (US)
vt
(US) (at funeral)faire l'éloge funèbre de
vi (= rhapsodize) to eulogize about sth → faire l'éloge de qch
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eulogize

vteine Lobesrede halten auf (+acc)
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eulogize

[ˈjuːləˌdʒaɪz] vtelogiare, encomiare
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References in classic literature ?
To Tarzan it was as though one should eulogize a butcher for his heroism in killing a cow, for Tarzan had killed so often for food and for self-preservation that the act seemed anything but remarkable to him.
It may, therefore, be easily imagined there is no scarcity of guides at the Colosseum, that wonder of all ages, which Martial thus eulogizes: "Let Memphis cease to boast the barbarous miracles of her pyramids, and the wonders of Babylon be talked of no more among us; all must bow to the superiority of the gigantic labor of the Caesars, and the many voices of Fame spread far and wide the surpassing merits of this incomparable monument."
"These are the people who meet and eulogize chief minister and get benefits and later descend upon personal attacks," he observed.
to eulogize her before she passed away because dying is a topic that she never discussed with anyone.
'He spoke for 50 minutes and at no time did he properly eulogize her,' said Vaughn Franklin, the late singer's nephew, who said he was delivering a statement for the family.
Islamabad -- A ceremony was held here to eulogize the services of Gardeners of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), who had earned first position in federal capital's Spring flowers' competition, 2019.
5 (SUNA) - The regular news forum of Sudan News Agency (SUNA) will host Thursday at 12:00 noon leading figures of the Justice Party to cast light on preparations to eulogize martyr Mekki Ali Balayel who martyred in Taludi plane crash last year.
Luvitch sought to deliver her father's eulogy but when she started to approach the microphone in the funeral home a representative from the burial society blocked her path and told her that "In Petah Tikva, women do not eulogize." The guidelines were referred to as "the Jerusalem practice."
Crow Call is a collection of poetry written to eulogize, honor, and cherish the memory of poet Michael Henson's friend Buddy Gray, grassroots activist and co-founder of the National Coalition for the Homeless, who was sadly and mysteriously shot to death by a former client a decade ago.