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rhapsodise

[rap-suh-dahyz]

verb (used without object)

to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.

to speak or write rhapsodies.

verb (used with object)

to recite as a rhapsody.

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Also, especially British, rhap·so·dise.

Origin:
1600–10; rhapsod(y) + -ize

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rhapsodize or rhapsodise (ˈræpsəˌdaɪz)

—vb
1.	to speak or write (something) with extravagant enthusiasm
2.	(intr) to recite or write rhapsodies

rhapsodise or rhapsodise

—vb

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