eulogize
verb
eu·lo·gize
ˈyü-lə-ˌjīz 
eulogized; eulogizing
: to speak or write in high praise of : extol
eulogizer
noun
Examples of eulogize in a Sentence
He was eulogized at his funeral as a great actor and a good friend.
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There are whiskey fans who excoriate particular releases of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, High West’s A Midwinter Night’s Dram, and, yes, Booker’s, and unabashedly eulogize others.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2023
Though much eulogized in the decades since it was overtaken by the compact disk, the cassette tape, even in our digital era, is far from dead.
—Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
Two of Becky Hartung-Morrow’s former students had to eulogize their friends and sorority sisters.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Members are also eulogized in memorial services after their death.
—Chandelis Duster, CNN, 22 Oct. 2023
But in eulogizing her Friday, colleagues remembered her tenacity in trying.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
On Thursday, Putin appeared to eulogize Prigozhin but stopped short of confirming his death.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
When the restaurant closed for good, in 2019, amid a reported half-million dollars in unpaid taxes, it was eulogized as the end of a certain bohemian way of life in the city.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2023
After hours of speculation on Prigozhin’s fate, Putin on Thursday appeared to eulogize his erstwhile ally.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2023
Though much eulogized in the decades since it was overtaken by the compact disk, the cassette tape, even in our digital era, is far from dead.
—Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
Two of Becky Hartung-Morrow’s former students had to eulogize their friends and sorority sisters.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Members are also eulogized in memorial services after their death.
—Chandelis Duster, CNN, 22 Oct. 2023
But in eulogizing her Friday, colleagues remembered her tenacity in trying.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
On Thursday, Putin appeared to eulogize Prigozhin but stopped short of confirming his death.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
When the restaurant closed for good, in 2019, amid a reported half-million dollars in unpaid taxes, it was eulogized as the end of a certain bohemian way of life in the city.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2023
After hours of speculation on Prigozhin’s fate, Putin on Thursday appeared to eulogize his erstwhile ally.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1810, in the meaning defined above
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“Eulogize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eulogize. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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eulogize
verb
eu·lo·gize
ˈyü-lə-ˌjīz
eulogized; eulogizing
: to speak or write high praise of
eulogist
noun
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