VERB | emotion | enthuse | cause to feel enthusiasm |
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communication | enthuse | utter with enthusiasm |
Sounds | ihnthuw'z | |
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Rhymes | abuse ... values: 47 rhymes with uwz... |
Meaning | Cause to feel enthusiasm. | |
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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. | |
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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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