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enthuse, v. orig. U.S. (colloq. or humorous.)|ɛnˈθjuːz|
[An ignorant back-formation from enthusiasm.]
a. trans. To kindle with enthusiasm.
b. intr. To grow enthusiastic; to go into ecstasies.
1827in Amer. Speech (1947) XXII. 286/2 My humble exertions will I trust convey and enthuse, and draw attention to the beautifully varied verdure of N.W. America. 1852N.Y. Weekly Tribune 24 Jan. 3/2 We were probably not so much ‘enthused’ as they were. 1859Congress. Globe 16 Feb. 1058/3 They are what they call in the country ‘enthused’—run mad on the subject [of Cuba]. 1869Ohio newspaper in N. & Q. Ser. iv. IV. 512 The only democrat whose nomination could enthuse the democracy of Ohio. 1872Lytton Parisians ii. viii, The American..whispered..‘I am not without a kinkle that you will be enthused’. 1880Grant Confess. Frivolous Girl iv. 180, I admit he began to enthuse a little. 1887H. P. Kimball in Pall Mall G. 22 June 5/1, I don't get enthused at all, sir, over all this Greek business. 1909Daily Chron. 27 Oct. 3/3 A little too much of the enthusing forest lover. 1912W. Owen Let. 22 Sept. (1967) 162, I cannot enthuse over the things as Leslie does. 1918E. Wallace Down under Donovan v. 44 A million francs, think of it! Isn't it sufficient to enthuse a man without a profession? 1938‘D. Hume’ Good-Bye to Life v. 61 The prospect of a stay at Three Gables was nothing to enthuse about. 1957Times 11 Nov. 13/3 She enthused rapturously on the advantages of being on the telephone. 1964C. Chaplin Autobiogr. xxv. 432 The Great Dictator opened..to a glamorous audience who were elated and enthused. 1968Guardian 13 July 8/6 Edmund Blunden's sudden resignation, in mid-term, has enthused nobody. |