Enthuse

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  • intransitive verb. To cause to become enthusiastic.
  • intransitive verb. To say or utter with enthusiasm.
  • intransitive verb. To show or express enthusiasm.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make enthusiastic; move with enthusiasm: as, he quite enthused his hearers.
  • To become enthusiastic; show enthusiasm: as, he is slow to enthuse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb. To make or become enthusiastic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. to show enthusiasm
  • verb. to cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. utter with enthusiasm
  • verb. cause to feel enthusiasm
  • Word Usage
    "Other back-formations, such as enthuse and liaise, inhabit a grey area of acceptability."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chartreuse  Cruz  Druse  Druze  Hughes  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fanaticize  kindle  poetize  rave  warm  
    verb-form