ecstasize
Definition
- Verb:
- To fill with ecstasy or intense delight: "ecstasize" means to cause someone to experience a state of overwhelming joy or rapture.
- To become ecstatic: It can also be used intransitively to mean entering a state of ecstasy or intense emotional excitement.
Usage Examples
- Transitive (causing ecstasy):
- The beauty of the sunset ecstasized the entire audience. (The sunset filled them with intense delight.)
- Intransitive (becoming ecstatic):
- She ecstasized over the news of her promotion. (She became overwhelmed with joy.)
Advanced Usage
- "to ecstasize over something": to express or feel intense excitement about a particular thing.
- The fans ecstasized over the band's performance. (They became ecstatic about the show.)
- "to ecstasize someone": to cause someone to feel ecstasy.
- The music ecstasized the listeners. (The music induced a state of rapture.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ecstasy (n): an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.
- He was in a state of ecstasy after winning the award. (He felt intense joy.)
- Ecstatic (adj): feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.
- She was ecstatic about the trip. (She was extremely happy.)
- Ecstatically (adv): in a manner that shows ecstasy.
- They celebrated ecstatically. (They expressed joy intensely.)
Synonyms
- Enrapture: to fill with great delight or joy.
- Thrill: to cause a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.
- Transport: to carry away with emotion, especially joy.
Related Idioms
- In seventh heaven: in a state of extreme happiness.
- She was in seventh heaven after hearing the good news. (She was ecstatic.)
Note on Usage
"Ecstasize" is a relatively rare verb, more commonly found in literary or poetic contexts. In everyday speech, speakers often use the adjective "ecstatic" or the noun "ecstasy" instead.