Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panegyrize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pan-e-gyrize
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

panegyrizes (present, singular) panegyrizing (participle, present) panegyrized (participle, past) panegyrized (past)

Derived Forms

panegyrization panegyrizer unpanegyrized

Frequently Paired Words

panegyric

Synonyms

eulogize extol laud aggrandize applaud enthrone appraise belaud bepraise commend cry up exalt

Questions

What does panegyrize mean?: To praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing.

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