enthuse
- (colloquial, intransitive) To show enthusiasm.
- (humorous, proscribed, sometimes) To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛnˈθjuːz/
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”)
get worked up
speak passionately
be energetic
raise one’s spirits
stimulate one’s spirits
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