eulogize

/ˌjuləˈdʒaɪz/

Other forms: eulogized; eulogizing; eulogizes

To eulogize someone is to talk about how much you respect and admire them, especially as a memorial after their death. At funerals, sometimes several people eulogize the deceased person.

You can eulogize a living person — particularly if she has retired from a job — or even a place or a group. You might eulogize your elementary school after it's been closed, or eulogize the coach of your basketball team after she's left for a job in another town. The verb eulogize comes from eulogy, a speech that praises, from the Greek root eulogia, "praise" or "fine language," from eu, "well," and -logia, "speaking."

Definitions of eulogize

1. verb

   praise formally and eloquently
   “The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral”

   synonyms: eulogise

   type of:

   praise

   express approval of