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Eulogize vs Compliment - What's the difference?

eulogize | compliment |

As verbs the difference between eulogize and compliment

is that eulogize is to praise, celebrate or pay homage to (someone), especially in an eloquent formal eulogy while compliment is (ambitransitive) to pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).

As a noun compliment is

an expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect.

eulogize

English

Alternative forms

* eulogise (Commonwealth)

Verb

(eulogiz)
  • To praise, celebrate or pay homage to (someone), especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.

    • Related terms

    * eulogist * eulogistic * eulogizer

    compliment

    English

    (wikipedia compliment)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) complire, from (etyl) complere

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect.
  • * Milton
    • Tedious waste of time, to sit and hear / So many hollow compliments and lies.
  • * Cowper
    • many a compliment politely penned
  • (uncountable) Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
  • *
    • This accomplished man condescended to think of a young girl, and take the pains to talk to her, not with absurd compliment , but with an appeal to her understanding, and sometimes with instructive correction.
    • Synonyms
    * See also
    Antonyms
    *insult
    Derived terms
    * backhanded compliment * left-handed compliment * with compliments

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) complimento'' (etyl) ''cumplimiento'', from ''cumplir'', from ''complire'', from (etyl) ''complere .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).
  • * Prior
    • Monarchs should their inward soul disguise; / Should compliment their foes and shun their friends.
    • Antonyms
    *insult