verb (used with object) 1.to deliver or write a panegyric about; eulogize.
verb (used without object) 2.to indulge in panegyric; bestow praises.
Also, especially British, pan·e·gy·rise.
Origin: 1610–20; <
Greek panēgyrízein to celebrate a public festival, equivalent to
panḗgyr(
is) (see
panegyric) +
-izein -ize Related forms un·pan·e·gy·rized, adjective