carouse C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /kəˈraʊz/ UK /kəˈraʊz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to drink and make merry in a noisy, lively way The sailors caroused in the tavern until dawn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to drink and make merry in... revelroisterpartydebauchcelebratefrolic Word family Derived forms carousercarousingcarousal Etymology AI details From French carousse, from German gar aus ('all out', i.e. drinking a glass completely), originally in the phrase trinken gar aus ('to drink it all up'). gar aus German View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # carouse **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kəˈraʊz/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈraʊz/ ## Meanings 1. to drink and make merry in a noisy, lively way ## Examples - The sailors caroused in the tavern until dawn. ## Synonyms - revel - roister - party - debauch - celebrate - frolic ## Derived Forms - carouser - carousing - carousal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gar aus ## Etymology From French carousse, from German gar aus ('all out', i.e. drinking a glass completely), originally in the phrase trinken gar aus ('to drink it all up'). ## AI Etymology Carouse comes from French carousse, from German gar aus ('all out', i.e. drinking a glass completely), originally in the phrase trinken gar aus ('to drink it all up'). The historical trail runs through gar aus in German. Used as a verb and noun, carouse now means "drink and make merry in a noisy, lively way", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as carouser, carousing, and carousal. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown