elegize

/ˈɛlədʒaɪz/
verb
  1. To write or express a lament for someone or something; to mourn in verse or speech.
    • She elegized her childhood home in a short, heartfelt essay.
    • The poet elegized the fallen soldiers in a moving sonnet.
    • At the memorial, several speakers elegized the late teacher's kindness.
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