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en·thuse
(ĕn-tho͞oz′)v. en·thused, en·thus·ing, en·thus·es
v.tr.
1. To cause to become enthusiastic.
2. To say or utter with enthusiasm.
v.intr.
To show or express enthusiasm.
[Back-formation from enthusiasm.]
Usage Note: The verb enthuse, a back-formation from enthusiasm, is viewed as an irritant by many. The sentence The majority leader enthused over his party's gains was rejected by 76 percent of the Usage Panel in our 1982 survey, by 65 percent in 1997, and by 66 percent in 2009. Back-formations often meet with disapproval on their first appearance and only gradually become accepted. For example, diagnose, which was first recorded in 1861, is a back-formation from diagnosis and is perfectly acceptable today. Since enthuse dates from 1827, there may be something more at play here than a slower erosion of popular resistance. Unlike enthusiasm, which denotes an internal emotional state, enthuse denotes either the external expression of emotion (as in She enthused over attending the Oscar ceremonies) or the inducement of enthusiasm by an external source (as in He was so enthused about the diet pills that he agreed to do a testimonial in a television ad). It is possible that a distaste for this emphasis on external emotional display and emotional manipulation is sometimes the source of distaste for the word itself.
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enthuse
(ɪnˈθjuːz)vb
to feel or show or cause to feel or show enthusiasm
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en•thuse
(ɛnˈθuz)v. -thused, -thus•ing. v.i.
1. to speak with or show enthusiasm.
v.t. 2. to cause to become enthusiastic.
[1820–30, Amer.; back formation from enthusiasm]
usage: enthuse is a 19th-century back formation from the noun enthusiasm and is now standard and well established in the speech and all but the most formal writing of educated persons in both Britain and the U.S. Despite its long history and frequent occurrence, however, enthuse, like some other back formations, still encounters some disapproval.
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enthuse
Past participle: enthused
Gerund: enthusing
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| Verb | 1. | enthuse - cause to feel enthusiasm excite - arouse or elicit a feeling bring down - cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house" |
| 2. | enthuse - utter with enthusiasm rhapsodise, rhapsodize - say (something) with great enthusiasm |
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enthuse
verb
1. rave, praise, gush, be enthusiastic about, be mad about (informal), big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), rhapsodize, be wild about (informal), cry up She enthused about her holiday.
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Translations
يَبْعَثُ الحَماسيَتَحَمَّس
begejstrehenrykkehenrykt
lelkesedikrajong
fylla áhuga eîa hrifninguláta í ljósi mikla hrifningu eîa áhuga
kelti entuziazmąrodyti entuziazmą
aizrautiesiejūsminātsajūsmināt
vyvolať nadšenie
coşku göstermekcoşmakcoşturmakheyecan vermek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
enthuse
[ɪnˈθjuːz] vi
to enthuse about, to enthuse over → parler avec enthousiasme de
to enthuse about, to enthuse over → parler avec enthousiasme de
vt
(= say enthusiastically) → s'enthousiasmer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
enthuse
vi → schwärmen (over von)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
enthuse
(inˈθjuːz) verb1. to be enthusiastic.
2. to fill with enthusiasm.
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