Rapturize

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To put in a state of rapture. transitive

    "Soothing's various systems were tried, and her amanuensis (he who pens this, by their desire) laid her strange malady before your august body: and then it was, the light of your penetration rapturized the world by proclaiming, that her wings, instead of those her fears imagined, were long enough for her intended flight […]"

  2. 2
    To enter a state of rapture. intransitive

    "I will not rapturize again: but I give myself great credit in not being crazy out of pure delight."

Example

More examples

"Soothing's various systems were tried, and her amanuensis (he who pens this, by their desire) laid her strange malady before your august body: and then it was, the light of your penetration rapturized the world by proclaiming, that her wings, instead of those her fears imagined, were long enough for her intended flight […]"

Etymology

From rapture + -ize.

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