eulogize en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To praise, celebrate or pay homage to (someone), especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.
Both did say a few words, both informally eulogizing my father, though neither admitted that was what they were doing.
1993, Octavia Butler, chapter 12, in Parable of the Sower:Brill's brother Michael also eulogized David's battle for justice in "defending the rights of men, women and children."
1979 December 1, Political Analyst David Brill Dies, “Pat M. Kuras”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 19, page 6:Where did I go wrong? Why is Elton John eulogizing me in song?
2005, J. G. Thirlwell, “Aladdin Reverse”, in Love, performed by Foetus:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eulogizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| eulogized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| eulogized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| eulogise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| eulogizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Relateds
eulogistic · eulogist · eulogizer
Synonyms
puff · exalt · revere · bepraise · commend · laud · enthrone · idolize · magnify · appraise · cry up · laud · eulogize · honor · venerate · panegyrize · extol · worthy · belaud · glorify · applaud · extol · transfigure · aggrandize · praise · lionize · speak well of · panegyrize
Translations (13)
nb hylle (Translations) · pt elogiar (Translations) · da berømme (Translations) · ru петь хвалу (Translations) · ar أَبَّنَ (Translations) · da lovprise (Translations) · ga adhmhol (Translations) · ru воспевать (Translations) · yue 頌揚 /颂扬 (Translations) · de preisen (Translations) · ca elogiar (Translations) · nl loven (Translations) · bg възхвалявам (Translations)