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fevered

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fe⋅ver

  [fee-ver]
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–noun
1. an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions.
2. an abnormally high body temperature.
3. the number of degrees of such a temperature above the normal.
4. any of a group of diseases in which high temperature is a prominent symptom: scarlet fever.
5. intense nervous excitement: The audience was in a fever of anticipation.
–verb (used with object)
6. to affect with or as with fever: The excitement fevered him.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE fefer < L febr- (s. of febris) fever; reinforced by AF fevre, OF fievre < L, as above

Related forms:
fe⋅ver⋅less, adjective
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fe·ver   (fē'vər)   
n.  

    1. Abnormally high body temperature.

    2. Any of various diseases characterized by abnormally high body temperature.

    3. A condition of heightened activity or excitement: a fever of anticipation.

    4. A contagious, usually short-lived enthusiasm or craze: disco fever.

    1. A condition of heightened activity or excitement: a fever of anticipation.

    2. A contagious, usually short-lived enthusiasm or craze: disco fever.

v.   fe·vered, fe·ver·ing, fe·vers

v.   tr.
To effect fever in.
v.   intr.
To be or become feverish.

[Middle English, from Old English fefor and from Old French fievre, both from Latin febris.]
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Word Origin & History

fever 
late O.E. fefor, from L. febris "fever," related to fovere "to warm, heat," probably from PIE base *dhegh- "burn" (cf. Goth. dags, O.E. dæg "day," originally "the heat"); but some suggest a reduplication of a root represented by Skt. *bhur- "to be restless." Adopted into most Gmc. languages (cf. Ger. fieber, Sw. feber, Da. fever), but not in Du. Eng. spelling infl. by O.Fr. fievre. Replaced O.E. hriðing. Extended sense of "intense nervous excitement" is from 1586.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2fever
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: fe·vered; fe·ver·ing /'fEv-(&-)ri[ng]/
Function: transitiveverb
: to affect with fever fevered him> fever intransitive senses
: to contract or be in a fever : beor become feverish fevered intermittently>
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Medical Dictionary

fever fe·ver (fē'vər)
n.

  1. Body temperature above the normal of 98.6°F (37°C). Also called pyrexia.

  2. Any of various diseases in which there is an elevation of the body temperature above normal.

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