| VERB | emotion | enthuse | cause to feel enthusiasm |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | enthuse | utter with enthusiasm |
| Sounds | ihnthuw'z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abuse ... values: 47 rhymes with uwz... | |
| Meaning | Cause to feel enthusiasm. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The good news will enthuse her; The performance is likely to enthuse Sue | |
| Narrower | bring down | Cause to be enthusiastic |
| Broader | excite | Arouse or elicit a feeling |
| Spanish | entusiasmar | |
| Catalan | entusiasmar | |
| Meaning | Utter with enthusiasm. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | Sam and Sue enthuse; Sam and Sue enthuse over the results of the experiment | |
| Narrower | rhapsodize, rhapsodise | say (something) with great enthusiasm |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | entusiasmarse, entusiasmar | |
| Catalan | entusiasmar-se, entusiasmar | |
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