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The synonyms of “Enthuse” are: rave, be enthusiastic, gush, wax lyrical, bubble over, effervesce, be effusive, rhapsodize, go into raptures, motivate, inspire, stimulate, encourage, spur, spur on, galvanize, arouse, rouse, excite, stir, stir up, fire, fire with enthusiasm, make enthusiastic, fire the imagination of
Enthuse as a Verb
Definitions of "Enthuse" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “enthuse” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Cause to feel enthusiasm.
- Make (someone) interested and eagerly appreciative.
- Utter with enthusiasm.
- Express eager enjoyment, interest, or approval regarding something.
Synonyms of "Enthuse" as a verb (25 Words)
arouse | Awaken (someone) from sleep. An ability to influence the audience and to arouse the masses. |
be effusive | Be identical to; be someone or something. |
be enthusiastic | Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. |
bubble over | Form, produce, or emit bubbles. |
effervesce | (of a liquid) give off bubbles. The waves seemed to effervesce as they swept by. |
encourage | Contribute to the progress or growth of. Pupils are encouraged to be creative. |
excite | Cause to be agitated excited or roused. Flying still excites me. |
fire | Start or maintain a fire in. I had to fire men who ve been with me for years. |
fire the imagination of | Drive out or away by or as if by fire. |
fire with enthusiasm | Destroy by fire. |
galvanize | Coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc. Galvanize steel. |
go into raptures | Be spent. |
gush | Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet. Everyone came up to me and gushed about how lucky I was. |
inspire | Animate someone with (a feeling. Their past record does not inspire confidence. |
make enthusiastic | Add up to. |
motivate | Cause (someone) to have interest in or enthusiasm for something. It is the teacher s job to motivate the child at school. |
rave | Attend a rave party. She raved about that new restaurant. |
rhapsodize | Say (something) with great enthusiasm. He began to rhapsodize about Gaby s beauty and charm. |
rouse | Cause to be agitated excited or roused. She d just stay a few more minutes then rouse herself and go back. |
spur | Urge a horse forward by digging one s spurs into its sides. Governments cut interest rates to spur demand. |
spur on | Goad with spurs. |
stimulate | Encourage development of or increased activity in (a state or process. The book stimulated her imagination. |
stir | Mix or add by stirring. Stir emotions. |
stir up | To begin moving. |
wax lyrical | Cover with wax. |
Usage Examples of "Enthuse" as a verb
- Public art is a tonic that can enthuse alienated youth.
- They both enthused over my new look.
Associations of "Enthuse" (30 Words)
argue | Present reasons and arguments. It stands to reason she argued. |
argument | An independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value For example in the expression y F x x the arguments of the function F are x and x and the value is y. He rejected the argument that keeping the facility would be costly. |
bicker | Argue over petty things. Against the glass the rain did beat and bicker. |
contention | An assertion, especially one maintained in argument. Freud s contention that all dreams were wish fulfilment. |
contentious | Involving or likely to cause controversy- Tim W.Ferfuson. A central and contentious element of the book. |
contentiousness | An inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious. |
contributor | A person or thing that contributes something. Stress is a major contributor to most diseases. |
controversial | Marked by or capable of arousing controversy. The issue of the death penalty is highly controversial. |
controversy | A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. The design of the building has caused controversy. |
debatable | Open to argument or debate. It is debatable whether the country is coming out of recession. |
debate | Argue with one another. Members of the society debated for five nights. |
declamatory | Vehement or impassioned in expression. A long declamatory speech. |
discourse | Written or spoken communication or debate. An imagined discourse between two people. |
discussion | An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic. The EC directive is currently under discussion. |
disproof | Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something. Rex was living disproof of the youth preserving powers imputed to life in the college. |
disputable | Open to argument or debate. Whether it can be described as art criticism may be disputable. |
disputation | Formal academic debate. Promoting consensus rather than disputation. |
dispute | Coming into conflict with. He taught and disputed with local poets. |
forum | A public meeting or assembly for open discussion. We hope these pages act as a forum for debate. |
gainsay | Take exception to. None could gainsay her. |
hassel | Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981. |
heated | Made warm or hot het is a dialectal variant of heated. A heated swimming pool. |
impugn | Dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question. The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother. |
polemical | Of or involving strongly critical or disputatious writing or speech. A polemical essay. |
quarrel | An arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges. Some people quarrel with this approach. |
rebut | Overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof. He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends. |
rebuttal | An instance of rebutting evidence or an accusation. |
refutable | Able to be refuted. |
refute | Deny or contradict (a statement or accusation. A spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias. |
wrangle | A dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated. The horses were wrangled early. |