verb
- past tense of panegyrize; to praise someone or something extravagantly or formally
Usage: formal; often implies excessive or elaborate praise
Examples
- The speaker panegyrized the retiring professor for decades of dedicated service.
- Critics panegyrized the new film as a masterpiece of modern cinema.
- The biography panegyrized the historical figure without acknowledging his flaws.
- She panegyrized her mentor's contributions to the field of medicine.
- The newspaper panegyrized the athlete's record-breaking performance.
- He panegyrized the company's achievements at the annual shareholders' meeting.