Eulogize
['juːlədʒaɪz] or ['jʊlə'dʒaɪz]
Definition
(verb.) praise formally and eloquently; 'The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral'.
Inputed by Bess--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To speak or write in commendation of (another); to extol in speech or writing; to praise.
Edited by Elise
Examples
- Man can no more go back to the simplicity of the existence you eulogize, than you could settle down to a fashionable life in London and enjoy it. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- At present men are accustomed to eulogize intelligence and reason in general terms; their fundamental importance is urged. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- You say you love art, admire pictures, adore statues; yet, if every man followed the life you eulogize, such things would not be in existence. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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