paragoned

/ˈpɛrəɡɑnd/
verb
  1. Past tense of paragon (rare; to set up as a model or compare to a perfect example).
    • They paragoned the new building to the finest cathedrals of Europe.
    • In his speech, he paragoned the leader's courage to that of ancient heroes.
    • The teacher paragoned her best student's essay for the class.
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