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eu⋅lo⋅gize

[yoo-luh-jahyz]
–verb (used with object), -gized, -giz⋅ing.
1. to praise highly.
2. to speak or write a eulogy about.
Also, especially British, eu⋅lo⋅gise.


Origin:
1800–10; eulog(y) + -ize


eu⋅lo⋅gi⋅za⋅tion, noun
eu⋅lo⋅giz⋅er, noun


1. extol, laud, commend, panegyrize.
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eu·lo·gize   (yōō'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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