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Definition of panegyrise - 1 dictionary result

pan⋅e⋅gy⋅rize

[pan-i-juh-rahyz] verb, -rized, -riz⋅ing.
–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; < Gk panēgyrízein to celebrate a public festival, equiv. to pangyr(is) (see panegyric ) + -izein -ize
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