rhapsodise
/'ræpsədaiz/ Cách viết khác : (rhapsodise) /'ræpsədaiz/
Definition
- Verb:
- To express oneself with extreme enthusiasm or ecstatic delight: To speak or write about something in an extravagantly emotional, impassioned, or rapturous manner.
- To recite or compose a rhapsody: In a literary or musical context, to create or perform an irregular, free-form, and emotionally intense piece.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- She would often rhapsodise about the beauty of the Italian countryside. (She would speak about it with intense, poetic enthusiasm.)
- The critic rhapsodised over the young pianist's performance, calling it a revelation. (The critic praised it in an ecstatic, effusive way.)
- The poet rhapsodised on the theme of lost love. (The poet wrote or spoke about it in a free-flowing, emotionally charged style.)
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "To rhapsodise over/about something": This is the most common construction, indicating the subject of the enthusiastic speech or writing.
- He rhapsodised over the intricate details of the vintage car engine.
- The term often implies a level of enthusiasm that is unrestrained, poetic, or even excessive, going beyond simple praise.
Variants and Related Words
- Rhapsodize: The standard American English spelling of the verb.
- Rhapsody (n): 1. An effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling. 2. In music, a free-form composition of an irregular, emotional, or epic nature.
- Rhapsodic (adj): Characterized by or expressing rhapsody; ecstatically enthusiastic.
- He gave a rhapsodic description of his journey.
Synonyms
- Gush: To express oneself with exaggerated enthusiasm.
- Rave: To talk or write about something with great, often uncritical, enthusiasm.
- Wax lyrical: To speak about something in a poetic, enthusiastic, and elaborate manner.
- Extol: To praise highly, though this is more formal and less emotionally effusive than "rhapsodise."
Antonyms
- Criticise: To indicate the faults of something in a disapproving way.
- Disparage: To regard or represent as being of little worth.
- Understate: To describe or represent something as less than it is.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To go into rhapsodies: To begin speaking or writing in an extravagantly enthusiastic manner.
- Whenever the topic of astronomy comes up, he goes into rhapsodies.
Verb
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say (something) with great enthusiasm
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recite a rhapsody
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