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verb (used without object)
1.
to be or become enthusiastic; show enthusiasm: All the neighbors enthused over the new baby.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause to become enthusiastic.
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Enthuse
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
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Related forms
qua·si-en·thused, adjective
un·en·thused, adjective
Usage note
The verb enthuse is a 19th-century back formation from the noun enthusiasm. Originally an Americanism, enthuse is now standard and well established in the speech and all but the most formal writing of educated persons, in both Britain and the United States. It is used as a transitive verb meaning “to cause to become enthusiastic” (The liveliness of the dance enthused the audience) and as an intransitive verb meaning “to show enthusiasm” (She enthused warmly over his performance). EXPANDDespite its long history and frequent occurrence, however, enthuse is still strongly disapproved of by many
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The verb enthuse is a 19th-century back formation from the noun enthusiasm. Originally an Americanism, enthuse is now standard and well established in the speech and all but the most formal writing of educated persons, in both Britain and the United States. It is used as a transitive verb meaning “to cause to become enthusiastic” (The liveliness of the dance enthused the audience) and as an intransitive verb meaning “to show enthusiasm” (She enthused warmly over his performance). EXPANDDespite its long history and frequent occurrence, however, enthuse is still strongly disapproved of by many
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