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enthuse

/ɛnˈθjuːz/ Canada, UK
/ɪnˈθjuːz/ Canada, UK
/ɛnˈθuz/ Canada, US
/ɪnˈθuz/ Canada, US
/ɛnˈθɪu̯z/ Canada, Wales

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Where it comes from

First attested from 1827. Back-formation from enthusiasm, from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”)

verb enthuses · enthusing · enthused

colloquial, intransitive To show enthusiasm. a splendid performance, and I was enthusing over it
humorous, proscribed, sometimes To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic. The novelty of the film enthused the audience.

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verb to feel enthusiasm

Español	entusiasmarse
Deutsch	begeistern
Русский	проявля́ть энтузиа́зм projavljátʹ entuziázm

verb to cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm

Español	entusiasmar
Português	entusiasmar
Français	enthousiasmer
Deutsch	begeistern
Italiano	entusiasmare
Русский	вызывать энтузиазм vyzyvatʹ entuziazm

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@misc{enthuse_2026,
  title = {enthuse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enthuse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}