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Definition of "enthuse" [en•thuse]
- To cause to become enthusiastic. (verb-transitive)
- To show or express enthusiasm: "Princess Anne . . . enthused over Sarah Ferguson—'a very, very nice girl'” ( Georgina Howell). (verb-intransitive)
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Use "enthuse" in a sentence
- "Other back-formations, such as enthuse and liaise, inhabit a grey area of acceptability."
- "Palin was a forced choice, a bone thrown to the Fundies - who has helped McCain "enthuse" the Bible Belt, but few outside it."
- "I choose this word "enthuse" carefully, because in its derivation from the Greek enthusiasm means, literally, "having the god within"."
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