Enthuse

//ɛnˈθuz// verb, slang

verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To show enthusiasm. colloquial, intransitive

    "a splendid performance, and I was enthusing over it"

  2. 2
    utter with enthusiasm wordnet
  3. 3
    To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic. humorous, proscribed, sometimes

    "The novelty of the film enthused the audience."

  4. 4
    cause to feel enthusiasm wordnet

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"a splendid performance, and I was enthusing over it"

Etymology

First attested from 1827. Back-formation from enthusiasm, from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”)

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