enthuse

Pronunciation: /ɛnˈθuz/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cause to feel enthusiasm
  2. verb utter with enthusiasm

Etymology

First attested from 1827. Back-formation from enthusiasm, from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”)

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
excite
Narrower (hyponyms)
bring down

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