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ENTHUSE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Utter with enthusiasm

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "enthuse" is one way to...):

mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "enthuse"):

rhapsodise; rhapsodize (say (something) with great enthusiasm)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence examples:

Sam and Sue enthuse

Sam and Sue enthuse over the results of the experiment

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to feel enthusiasm

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "enthuse" is one way to...):

excite (arouse or elicit a feeling)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "enthuse"):

bring down (cause to be enthusiastic)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

The good news will enthuse her

The performance is likely to enthuse Sue

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