enthuse
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested from 1827. Back-formation from enthusiasm, from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /ɛnˈθjuːz/, /ɪnˈθjuːz/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɛnˈθuz/, /ɪnˈθuz/
- (Wales, Canada) IPA(key): /ɛnˈθɪu̯z/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uːz
Verb
[edit]enthuse (third-person singular simple present enthuses, present participle enthusing, simple past and past participle enthused)
- (intransitive) To show enthusiasm.
- 1970, Julian Huxley, Memories:
- a splendid performance, and I was enthusing over it
- (proscribed, sometimes humorous) To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic.
- The novelty of the film enthused the audience.
- 2020 June 3, Sam Mullins OBE discusses with Stefanie Foster, “LTM: a new chapter begins at 40”, in Rail, page 54:
- One of the museum's greatest strengths is its focus on educating and enthusing children from an early age, and it's something that Mullins is especially proud of.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to feel enthusiasm
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to cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm
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References
[edit]- “enthuse”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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