rhapsodize

rhap·so·dize

[rap-suh-dahyz] verb, rhap·so·dized, rhap·so·diz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
2.
to speak or write rhapsodies.
verb (used with object)
3.
to recite as a rhapsody.
Also, especially British, rhap·so·dise.


Origin:
1600–10; rhapsod(y) + -ize

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rhapsodize or rhapsodise (ˈræpsəˌdaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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