Panegyrize \Pan"e*gy*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Panegyrized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Panegyrizing}.] [Gr. ?. See {Panegyrist}.] To praise highly; to extol in a public speech; to write or deliver a panegyric upon; to eulogize. Panegyrize \Pan"e*gy*rize\, v. i. To indulge in panegyrics. --Mitford.