rhap|so|dize

rhap|so|dize
rhap|so|dize «RAP suh dyz», verb, -dized, -diz|ing.
–v.i.
to talk or write with extravagant enthusiasm: »

rhapsodising on this and that—poetry, politics, life, and death (Maurice H. Hewlett).

–v.t.
to recite as a rhapsody.

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  • rhap·so·dize — …   Useful english dictionary

  • rhap — rhap; rhap·sode; rhap·sod·ic; rhap·sod·i·cal; rhap·sod·i·cal·ly; rhap·so·dist; rhap·so·dize; rhap·so·dy; rhap·so·dis·tic; …   English syllables

  • dize — ag·gran·dize; ag·gran·dize·ment; au·tox·i·dize; can·thar·i·dize; chlo·ri·dize; en·gran·dize; en·gran·dize·ment; far·a·dize; flu·o·ri·dize; io·dize; iri·dize; jeop·ar·dize; ku·dize; mag·a·dize; mel·o·dize; ox·i·dize; pal·la·dize; par·o·dize;… …   English syllables

  • rhapsodize — rhap·so·dize …   English syllables

  • rhapsodize — rhap|so|dize also rhapsodise BrE [ˈræpsədaız] v [i]formal to talk about something in an eager, excited, and approving way = ↑enthuse rhapsodize about/over ▪ I could hear Sophie rhapsodizing about her new job …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rhapsodize — rhap|so|dize [ ræpsə,daız ] verb intransitive FORMAL to speak or write with great enthusiasm: rhapsodize about/over: A cathedral guide was rhapsodizing over the stained glass …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rhapsodize — rhap•so•dize [[t]ˈræp səˌdaɪz[/t]] v. i. dized, diz•ing 1) to talk with extravagant enthusiasm 2) to speak or write rhapsodies …   From formal English to slang

  • Rhapsodize — Rhap so*dize, v. i. To utter rhapsodies. Jefferson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rhapsodize — Rhap so*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rhapsodized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rhapsodizing}.] To utter as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody Sterne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rhapsodized — Rhapsodize Rhap so*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rhapsodized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rhapsodizing}.] To utter as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody Sterne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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