Definitions

1. verb

to praise or extol someone or something in a grandiose manner, especially in a way that is considered excessive or affected.

“The poet’s tendency to pindarize his subjects made his work seem more like bombastic rhetoric than sincere praise.”

2. noun

the act of praising or extolling someone or something in a grandiose manner.

“The poet’s pindarization of the city’s mayor was met with eye-rolling from the audience.”