rhapsodize
rhapsodize · rhapsodizes · rhapsodized · rhapsodizing
To speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasmon or over something)To speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm (about, (up)on or over something).
US/ɹˈæpsədˌaɪz/
Meaning
4 senses(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive)To speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm (about, (up)on or over something).
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To say (something) with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.
say (something) with great enthusiasm
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To recount or describe (something) as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody.
recite a rhapsody
(British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive)To perform a rhapsody.
Forms
rhapsodizes, rhapsodizing, rhapsodized, rhapsodized| Base form | rhapsodize · to rhapsodize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rhapsodizes |
| Present participle | rhapsodizing |
| Past simple | rhapsodized |
| Past participle | rhapsodized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- say (something) with great enthusiasm:rhapsodise
- recite a rhapsody:rhapsodise
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedrhapsody
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