EULOGIZE
eulogize, eulogise
(verb) praise formally and eloquently; “The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
eulogize (third-person singular simple present eulogizes, present participle eulogizing, simple past and past participle eulogized)
(transitive) To praise, celebrate or pay homage to (someone), especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.
Source: Wiktionary
Eu"lo*gize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eulogized. (p. pr. & vb. n.
Eulogizing.]
Definition: To speak or write in commendation of (another); to extol in
speech or writing; to praise.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition