rhapsodize

C2 Topic:Register & Style
US /ˈræpsəˌdaɪz/
verb Freq #175787

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To say (something) with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.

    “It’s a long time since I tasted such a borshtch! Simply a vivifier! It melts in every limb!”" he kept rhapsodizing, between mouthfuls. “It ought to be sent to the Chicago Exposition. The missess would get a medal.”.

Thesaurus

Word family
Derived forms rhapsodizationrhapsodizer

Etymology

From rhapsody + -ize.

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