craze
To derange the intellect ofTo derange the intellect of; to render insane.
» That craze is losing steam.
Meaning
5 sensesTo derange the intellect of; to render insane.
To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.
(intransitive, transitive)To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.
(archaic)To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.
(archaic, intransitive, transitive)To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See crase.
- develop a fine network of cracks
- cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
Examples
10 sentencesThat craze is losing steam.
It's the latest craze sweeping Boston.
Gunter heard a crazed howling outside.
A growing craze is animating the barbarians.
I am still keeping up my tennis craze.
ruЯ до сих пор продолжаю увлекаться теннисом.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English crasen (“to crush, break, break to pieces, shatter, craze”), from OldFrom Middle English crasen (“to crush, break, break to pieces, shatter, craze”), from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”), ultimately imitative.
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Forms
crazes, crazing, crazed, crazedSynonyms
1 synonyms- cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind:madden
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle