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😍 To praise excitedly 🎤 To recite poetry
to rhapsodize

to rhapsodize

9.9
Recite or perform long emotional poems from old works
  • verb
  • /ræpˈsɑːdəˌzaɪz/
  • Literature
translation icon : recitar
  • He loves to rhapsodize about nature.

Examples

  • At the festival, he was asked to rhapsodize selections from Homer’s Odyssey.

  • She can rhapsodize ancient verses with absolute conviction and emotion.

  • The poet would often rhapsodize before an eager crowd in the town square.

  • Did you hear her rhapsodizing at the concert?

  • The poet began to rhapsodize about the beauty of nature during the festival.

  • In his speech, he chose to rhapsodize over the iconic works of classical literature.

  • During the concert, the artist would frequently rhapsodize about the power of music.

How Performative

to perform
583 2.7
to rhapsodize
  • Literature
9.9
to recite
86 3.5
to read out
34 2.5
to read
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

rhapsodize infinitive
rhapsodized past
rhapsodized past participle
rhapsodizing present participle
rhapsodizes third person singular

Morphology

rhapsodize = rhapsody (transparent) = rhapsody + ize

A straightforward verb formation from 'rhapsody' meaning 'to recite or perform a rhapsody', which directly follows the base meaning.

Etymology

Rhapsodize comes from an old Greek name for singers who 'stitched' long poems together—from rhaptein 'to stitch' and aoidē 'song'. That's why to rhapsodize can mean to recite a long poem or epic in the dramatic style of ancient poets.