eulogize

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

eulogize
    v 1: praise formally and eloquently; "The dead woman was
         eulogized at the funeral" [syn: {eulogize}, {eulogise}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eulogize \Eu"lo*gize\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eulogized}. (?); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Eulogizing}.]
   To speak or write in commendation of (another); to extol in
   speech or writing; to praise.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

37 Moby Thesaurus words for "eulogize":
      acclaim, adulate, apotheosize, applaud, appreciate, belaud,
      bepraise, bless, blow up, boast of, brag about, celebrate,
      compliment, cry up, deify, emblazon, exalt, extol, flatter,
      glorify, hero-worship, honor, hymn, idolize, laud, lionize,
      magnify, make much of, overpraise, panegyrize, pay tribute,
      porter aux nues, praise, puff, puff up, salute, trumpet

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