"eulogise" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈjuː.lə.dʒaɪz/ [UK] Forms: eulogises [present, singular, third-person], eulogising [participle, present], eulogised [participle, past], eulogised [past]
Etymology: From eulogy + -ise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eulogy|ise}} eulogy + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} eulogise (third-person singular simple present eulogises, present participle eulogising, simple past and past participle eulogised)
  1. (British spelling) To praise, celebrate or pay homage to someone, especially in an eloquent formal eulogy. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Funeral Synonyms: eulogize [US] Translations (praise): bejubeln (German), loben (German)

Inflected forms

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