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rave

1 [reyv]

verb, raved, rav⋅ing, noun, adjective

–verb (used without object)

1.	to talk wildly, as in delirium.

2.	to talk or write with extravagant enthusiasm: She raved about her trip to Europe.

3.	(of wind, water, storms, etc.) to make a wild or furious sound; rage.

–verb (used with object)

4.	to utter as if in madness.

–noun

5.	an act of raving.

6.	an extravagantly enthusiastic appraisal or review of something.

7.	Chiefly British Slang. a boisterous party, esp. a dance.

–adjective

8.	extravagantly flattering or enthusiastic: rave reviews of a new play.

Origin:
1325–75; 1915–25 for def. 2; ME raven (v.), prob. < MF resver to wander, be delirious

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rave

2 [reyv]

–noun

a vertical sidepiece of a wagon or other vehicle.

Origin:
1520–30; alter. of dial. rathe, ME < ?

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rave   (rāv) Pronunciation Key
v.   raved, rav·ing, raves

v.   intr.

To speak wildly, irrationally, or incoherently.
To roar; rage: The storm raved along the coast.
To speak or write with wild enthusiasm: Critics raved about the new play.
To attend a rave.

v. tr.
To utter or express in a frenzied manner.
n.

The act or an instance of raving.
Informal An extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review: The play received raves.
An all-night dance party, especially one where techno, house, or other electronically synthesized music is played.
Chiefly British A raucous party; a rave-up.

adj. Informal
Relating to or being an extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review.

[Middle English raven, from Old North French raver, variant of resver, to dream, wander, rave.]
rav'er n.

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rave (v.)

c.1374, "to show signs of madness or delirium," from O.Fr. raver, variant of resver "to dream, wander, rave," of unknown origin (see reverie). The identical (in form) verb meaning "to wander, stray, rove" first appeared c.1300 in Scottish and northern dialect, and is probably from an unrelated Scand. word (cf. Icelandic rafa). Sense of "talk enthusiastically about" first recorded 1704. Noun meaning "rowdy party" is from 1960, though rave-up was British slang for "wild party" from 1940; specific modern sense of "mass party with loud, fast electronic music and often psychedelic drugs" is from 1989. Raver, from this sense, is first recorded 1991. Raving is attested from 1475; sense of "remarkable" is from 1841.

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rave
noun
1.	a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin"
2.	an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"
verb
1.	participate in an all-night techno dance party
2.	talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: rant]
3.	praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant"

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rave

see rant and rave; stark raving mad.

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rave
[WPI] 1. To persist in discussing a specific subject.
2. To speak authoritatively on a subject about which one knows very little.
3. To complain to a person who is not in a position to correct the difficulty.
4. To purposely annoy another person verbally.
5. To evangelise. See flame.
6. Also used to describe a less negative form of blather, such as friendly bullshitting. "Rave" differs slightly from flame in that "rave" implies that it is the persistence or obliviousness of the person speaking that is annoying, while flame implies somewhat more strongly that the tone or content is offensive as well.
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rave

vi. [WPI]
1. To persist in discussing a specific subject.
2. To speak authoritatively on a subject about which one knows very little.
3. To complain to a person who is not in a position to correct the difficulty.
4. To purposely annoy another person verbally.
5. To evangelize. See flame.
6. Also used to describe a less negative form of blather, such as friendly bullshitting. `Rave' differs slightly from flame in that `rave' implies that it is the persistence or obliviousness of the person speaking that is annoying, while flame implies somewhat more strongly that the tone or content is offensive as well.

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Rave

Rave\, n. [Prov. E. raves, or rathes, a frame laid on a wagon, for carrying hay, etc.] One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh.

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Rave

Rave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raved; p. pr. & vb. n. Raving.] [F. r[^e]ver to rave, to be delirious, to dream; perhaps fr. L. rabere to rave, rage, be mad or furious. Cf. Rage, Reverie.]

1. To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman.

In our madness evermore we rave. --Chaucer.

Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast? --Addison.

The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went raving down the valley to the gorge of Kiliecrankie. --Macaulay.

2. To rush wildly or furiously. --Spencer.

3. To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her beauty.

The hallowed scene Which others rave on, though they know it not. --Byron.

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Rave

Rave\, v. t. To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave nonsense. --Young.