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eulogize

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To praise, celebrate or pay homage to (someone), especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extol, laud, panegyrize, aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud, bepraise, commend, cry up, eulogize, exalt, glorify, honor, idolize, lionize, magnify, praise, puff, revere, speak well of, transfigure, venerate, worthy

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

praise formally and eloquently

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eulogise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: praise

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَبَّنَ (ʔabbana) — Translations
  • Bulgarian: възхвалявам (vǎzhvaljavam) — Translations
  • Catalan: elogiar — Translations
  • Chinese Cantonese: 頌揚 /颂扬 (zung6 joeng4) — Translations
  • Danish: lovprise — Translations
  • Danish: berømme — Translations
  • Dutch: loven — Translations
  • German: preisen — Translations
  • Irish: adhmhol — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hylle — Translations
  • Portuguese: elogiar — Translations
  • Russian: воспевать (vospevatʹ) — Translations
  • Russian: петь хвалу (petʹ xvalu) — Translations