to eulogize
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8.3
- verb
- /ˈjuːləˌdʒaɪz/
- Formal
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elogiar
- At the funeral, many spoke to eulogize the late politician, highlighting his dedication to public service and community.
Examples
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At his funeral at St. Bernadette's Roman Catholic Church in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn on May 26, Colombo was eulogized as a community activist who worked for the betterment of Italian Americans.
Academic text (2016) -
Three generations of my family had been baptized, wed, and eulogized on its grounds.
Fiction book (1993) -
It's so hard to eulogize someone who you look up to, you know, 'cause Tom was amazing.
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It's strange how easy and difficult it is to eulogize a close friend.
Fiction book (1993) -
A campus publication waited nine months to eulogize him.
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Katie, sweetheart, I want you to eulogize your grandfather.
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Hitler gave him a state funeral... ...and personally eulogized him as a hero killed in battle.
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The slain Civil Rights leader was eulogized...
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Religious right leaders were quick to eulogize Falwell as some sort of giant among humankind.
Academic text (2007) -
These men have been eulogized as great men, as loyal Americans and dedicated servants of humanity.
Synonyms
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1.0
To tell a person that you admire or approve of them
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2.1
To praise someone in public for something they did
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4.1
To welcome or praise someone publicly and enthusiastically
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4.4
To praise someone or something for good work
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7.7
To praise someone publicly in a formal way
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5.8
Show deep respect to someone or something, often in public
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5.5
To show great respect to someone in public for their work
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7.5
To praise someone or something very much
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4.1
Say strong good things about someone or something in public
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4.5
Say very good things about someone or something
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4.1
To say very good things about someone, often in public
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5.8
Say very good things about someone or something with strong feeling
Antonyms
How Praising
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eulogize comes from Greek parts eu- meaning 'good' and logos meaning 'word' or 'speech', the same root you see in eulogy and dialogue. So, to eulogize someone is to 'say good words' about them, often in a formal speech at a funeral.