eulogize

• eulogise (non-Oxford British English)

eulogize (third-person singular simple present eulogizes, present participle eulogizing, simple past and past participle eulogized)

1. (transitive) To praise, celebrate or pay homage to (someone), especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.

   Coordinate term: elegize

   • 1979 December 1, Political Analyst David Brill Dies, “Pat M. Kuras”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 19, page 6:

     Brill's brother Michael also eulogized David's battle for justice in "defending the rights of men, women and children."

   • 2005, J. G. Thirlwell, “Aladdin Reverse”, in Love, performed by Foetus:

     Where did I go wrong?
     Why is Elton John eulogizing me in song?

• eulogist
• eulogistic
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