What does "panegyrize" mean?

To praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing.

What is a synonym for "panegyrize"?

Common synonyms include: aggrandize, applaud, appraise, belaud, bepraise, bless.

Panegyrize

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing. transitive
"Whenever a public question comes to such a crisis that the opportunities for individual intervention are reduced to the smallest possible compass, Mr. Roebuck is sure to step in with a formula, summing up the case with indignant brevity, censuring somebody, or panegyrizing somebody."

Synonyms

All synonyms

aggrandize applaud appraise belaud bepraise bless

Antonyms

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deprecate derogate

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"Whenever a public question comes to such a crisis that the opportunities for individual intervention are reduced to the smallest possible compass, Mr. Roebuck is sure to step in with a formula, summing up the case with indignant brevity, censuring somebody, or panegyrizing somebody."

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