eulogizes
Speaks highly of
Eulogizes is the third-person singular form of eulogize, meaning to praise someone highly, especially in a formal speech or written tribute.
The word most commonly appears in the context of funeral orations, where a speaker eulogizes the deceased by recounting their virtues and accomplishments.
The minister eulogizes each departed member of the congregation.
Beyond funerals, eulogizes applies to any lavish public praise: The documentary eulogizes the director's early work.
Formally praises or endorses
- laudsExpresses high admiration
- extolsPraises enthusiastically
- acclaimsPraises enthusiastically
- applaudsClaps in appreciation
celebrates · honors · glorifies · exalts · compliments · flatters · approves · congratulates
Honors through lasting tribute
- commemoratesHonors through ceremony
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- tributeOffering of respect
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
elegy · funeral · graveside · deceased · departed · legacy · testament · mourning
Formal public speech
- panegyricElaborate formal tribute speech
- encomiumFormal speech of tribute
- testimonialStatement praising someone's qualities
- addressSpeak to formally
funeral oration · public speaking · podium · ceremony · officiates · delivers · proclaims · articulates
commends
Formally praises or endorses
applauds · celebrates · honors · glorifies · exalts · compliments · flatters · approves · congratulates · admires
memorializes
Honors through lasting tribute
- commemoratesHonors through ceremony
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- tributeOffering of respect
memorial · elegy · funeral · graveside · deceased · departed · legacy · testament · mourning · bereavement
oration
Formal public speech
- panegyricElaborate formal tribute speech
- encomiumFormal speech of tribute
- testimonialStatement praising someone's qualities
address · funeral oration · public speaking · podium · ceremony · officiates · delivers · proclaims · articulates · rhetoric
eulogizescriticizes
Expresses unfavorable judgment
condemns · denounces · excoriates · vilifies · castigates
eulogizesdefames
Harms reputation falsely
speaks ill of · dishonors · damns · slanders · besmirches