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enthuse.

To show enthusiasm.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛnˈθjuːz/Canada, UK/ɪnˈθjuːz/Canada, UK/ɛnˈθuz/Canada, US/ɪnˈθuz/Canada, US
  1. To show enthusiasm.

    colloquial · intransitive
  2. To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic.

    humorous · proscribed · sometimes
    The novelty of the film enthused the audience.
Where this word comes from

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

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