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enthuse
en·thuse E0161300 (ĕn-tho͞oz′)v. en·thused, en·thus·ing, en·thus·es v.tr.1. To cause to become enthusiastic.2. To say or utter with enthusiasm.v.intr. To show or express enthusiasm.
[Back-formation from enthusiasm.]Usage Note: The verb enthuse, a back-formation from enthusiasm, is viewed as an irritant by many. The sentence The majority leader enthused over his party's gains was rejected by 76 percent of the Usage Panel in our 1982 survey, by 65 percent in 1997, and by 66 percent in 2009. Back-formations often meet with disapproval on their first appearance and only gradually become accepted. For example, diagnose, which was first recorded in 1861, is a back-formation from diagnosis and is perfectly acceptable today. Since enthuse dates from 1827, there may be something more at play here than a slower erosion of popular resistance. Unlike enthusiasm, which denotes an internal emotional state, enthuse denotes either the external expression of emotion (as in She enthused over attending the Oscar ceremonies) or the inducement of enthusiasm by an external source (as in He was so enthused about the diet pills that he agreed to do a testimonial in a television ad). It is possible that a distaste for this emphasis on external emotional display and emotional manipulation is sometimes the source of distaste for the word itself.enthuse (ɪnˈθjuːz) vbto feel or show or cause to feel or show enthusiasmen•thuse (ɛnˈθuz)
v. -thused, -thus•ing. v.i. 1. to speak with or show enthusiasm. v.t. 2. to cause to become enthusiastic. [1820–30, Amer.; back formation from enthusiasm] usage: enthuse is a 19th-century back formation from the noun enthusiasm and is now standard and well established in the speech and all but the most formal writing of educated persons in both Britain and the U.S. Despite its long history and frequent occurrence, however, enthuse, like some other back formations, still encounters some disapproval. enthuse
Past participle: enthused
Gerund: enthusing
| Present |
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| I enthuse | | you enthuse | | he/she/it enthuses | | we enthuse | | you enthuse | | they enthuse |
| Preterite |
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| I enthused | | you enthused | | he/she/it enthused | | we enthused | | you enthused | | they enthused |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am enthusing | | you are enthusing | | he/she/it is enthusing | | we are enthusing | | you are enthusing | | they are enthusing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have enthused | | you have enthused | | he/she/it has enthused | | we have enthused | | you have enthused | | they have enthused |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was enthusing | | you were enthusing | | he/she/it was enthusing | | we were enthusing | | you were enthusing | | they were enthusing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had enthused | | you had enthused | | he/she/it had enthused | | we had enthused | | you had enthused | | they had enthused |
| Future |
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| I will enthuse | | you will enthuse | | he/she/it will enthuse | | we will enthuse | | you will enthuse | | they will enthuse |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have enthused | | you will have enthused | | he/she/it will have enthused | | we will have enthused | | you will have enthused | | they will have enthused |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be enthusing | | you will be enthusing | | he/she/it will be enthusing | | we will be enthusing | | you will be enthusing | | they will be enthusing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been enthusing | | you have been enthusing | | he/she/it has been enthusing | | we have been enthusing | | you have been enthusing | | they have been enthusing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been enthusing | | you will have been enthusing | | he/she/it will have been enthusing | | we will have been enthusing | | you will have been enthusing | | they will have been enthusing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been enthusing | | you had been enthusing | | he/she/it had been enthusing | | we had been enthusing | | you had been enthusing | | they had been enthusing |
| Conditional |
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| I would enthuse | | you would enthuse | | he/she/it would enthuse | | we would enthuse | | you would enthuse | | they would enthuse |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have enthused | | you would have enthused | | he/she/it would have enthused | | we would have enthused | | you would have enthused | | they would have enthused |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | enthuse - cause to feel enthusiasmexcite - arouse or elicit a feelingbring down - cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house" | | 2. | enthuse - utter with enthusiasmrhapsodise, rhapsodize - say (something) with great enthusiasmmouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
enthuseverb1. rave, praise, gush, be enthusiastic about, be mad about (informal), big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), rhapsodize, be wild about (informal), cry up She enthused about her holiday.2. excite, inspire, stir, stimulate, rouse Find a hobby which enthuses you.Translationsenthuse (inˈθjuːz) verb1. to be enthusiastic. 熱心，使熱心 热心，使热心 2. to fill with enthusiasm. 充滿熱情 充满热情enthuse
Synonyms for enthuseverb raveSynonyms- rave
- praise
- gush
- be enthusiastic about
- be mad about
- big up
- rhapsodize
- be wild about
- cry up
verb exciteSynonyms- excite
- inspire
- stir
- stimulate
- rouse
Words related to enthuseverb cause to feel enthusiasmRelated Wordsverb utter with enthusiasmRelated Words- rhapsodise
- rhapsodize
- mouth
- speak
- talk
- verbalise
- verbalize
- utter
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