panegyrize

panegyrize
/pan"i jeuh ruyz'/, v., panegyrized, panegyrizing.
v.t.
1. to deliver or write a panegyric about; eulogize.
v.i.
2. to indulge in panegyric; bestow praises.
Also, esp. Brit., panegyrise.
[1610-20; < Gk panegyrízein to celebrate a public festival, equiv. to panégyr(is) (see PANEGYRIC) + -izein -IZE]

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  • Panegyrize — Pan e*gy*rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Panegyrized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Panegyrizing}.] [Gr. ?. See {Panegyrist}.] To praise highly; to extol in a public speech; to write or deliver a panegyric upon; to eulogize. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Panegyrize — Pan e*gy*rize, v. i. To indulge in panegyrics. Mitford. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • panegyrize — verb To praise someone or something, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing …   Wiktionary

  • panegyrize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To pay tribute or homage to: acclaim, celebrate, eulogize, exalt, extol, glorify, hail2, honor, laud, magnify, praise. Idiom: sing someone s praises. See PRAISE …   English dictionary for students

  • panegyrize — or panegyrise panɪdʒɪrʌɪz verb speak or write in praise of; eulogize. Derivatives panegyrist noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • panegyrize — v. a. Praise (highly), extol, eulogize …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • panegyrize — pan·e·gy·rize …   English syllables

  • panegyrize — v.tr. (also ise) speak or write in praise of; eulogize. Derivatives: panegyrist n. Etymology: Gk panegurizo (as PANEGYRIC) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Panegyrized — Panegyrize Pan e*gy*rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Panegyrized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Panegyrizing}.] [Gr. ?. See {Panegyrist}.] To praise highly; to extol in a public speech; to write or deliver a panegyric upon; to eulogize. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Panegyrizing — Panegyrize Pan e*gy*rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Panegyrized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Panegyrizing}.] [Gr. ?. See {Panegyrist}.] To praise highly; to extol in a public speech; to write or deliver a panegyric upon; to eulogize. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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