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RHAPSODIZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rhapsodize mean?
• RHAPSODIZE (verb)
The verb RHAPSODIZE has 2 senses:
2. say (something) with great enthusiasm
Familiarity information: RHAPSODIZE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: rhapsodized
Past participle: rhapsodized
-ing form: rhapsodizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Recite a rhapsody
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
rhapsodise; rhapsodize
Hypernyms (to "rhapsodize" is one way to...):
narrate; recite; recount; tell (narrate or give a detailed account of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
rhapsody ((in ancient Greece) an epic poem adapted for recitation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Say (something) with great enthusiasm
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
rhapsodise; rhapsodize
Hypernyms (to "rhapsodize" is one way to...):
enthuse (utter with enthusiasm)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue rhapsodize
Sam and Sue rhapsodize over the results of the experiment
Derivation:
rhapsody (an enthusiastic expression of emotion)
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