carouse

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to drink and make merry in... revelroisterparty debauch celebrate frolic

Word family

Derived forms carousercarousingcarousal

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').

gar aus German

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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