Word of the Day: EULOGIZE

eulogize (verb) - to write or deliver a public speech or oration honoring the virtues or achievements of someone recently deceased; to praise highly [yoo-luh-jahyz]

BREAKDOWN: EU- (good) + LOG- (speech) + -IZE (to make or cause) 

• a eulogy is a public speech or oration honoring the virtues or achievements of someone recently deceased

“In a musically imperfect world, there is still perfection in the voice of Barbara Cook. For anyone eulogizing the historic scores of a long-lost era of Broadway greatness, not to worry. Somebody is still singing them with purity and passion. She is Barbara Cook, and she sings them for the angels to applaud.” —Rex Reed