rhapsodize
To speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasmon or over something)To speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm (about, (up)on or over something).
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 synonyms- say (something) with great enthusiasm:rhapsodise
- recite a rhapsody:rhapsodise
Word family
3 related wordsLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.