elegize

ˈɛl.ɪˌdʒaɪz

Definition of elegize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

mourning

Dated

express sorrow for someone's death

Dated

They gathered to elegize the community leader..

grieve

lament

mourn

literature

Dated

praise as if in an elegy

Dated

The author elegized the hero's bravery in his novel.

commemorate

lament

memorialize

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Origin of elegize

Greek, elegos (lament) + -ize (to make)

Examples of elegize in a sentence

She elegized the fallen soldiers in her speech.
He elegized the fallen soldiers in his poem.
The poet elegized the city's past glory.

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French:pleurer, glorifier, ...
German:betrauern, loben, ...
Italian:commemorare, elogiare, ...
Spanish:lamentar, elogiar, ...
Portuguese:lamentar, elogiar, ...
Chinese:哀悼, 歌颂, ...
Japanese:悼む, 称賛する, ...
Arabic:رَثَى, أشاد, ...
Hebrew:הִסְפִּיד, לְהַאֲדִיר, ...
Russian:оплакивать, восхвалять, ...
Ukrainian:висловлювати скорботу, вихваляти, ...
Hindi:शोक व्यक्त करना, प्रशंसा करना, ...
Bengali:শোক প্রকাশ করা, শ্রদ্ধা জানানো, ...
Catalan:plorar, elogiar, ...
Czech:oplakávat, opěvovat, ...
Danish:sørge over, elegisere, ...
Dutch:herdenken, bezingen, ...
Greek:θρηνώ, εξυμνώ, ...
Hungarian:elsiratni, elégikus hangon magasztalni, ...
Khmer:កាន់ទុក្ខ, សរសើរបែបកាព្យអាល័យ, ...
Korean:애도하다, 칭송하다, ...
Persian:عزاداری کرد, تحسین کرد, ...
Polish:opłakiwać, wychwalać, ...
Portuguese (BR):lamentar, elogiar, ...
Romanian:a plânge, a elogia, ...
Swedish:sörja, hylla, ...
Thai:แสดงความเศร้าโศก, ยกย่อง, ...
Turkish:yas tutmak, ağıt gibi övmek, ...
Vietnamese:bày tỏ nỗi buồn, ca ngợi, ...

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