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RHAPSODIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Say (something) with great enthusiasm

Synonyms:

rhapsodise; rhapsodize

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Recite a rhapsody

Synonyms:

rhapsodise; rhapsodize

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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)

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