craze

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verb \ˈkrāz\

Definition of craze

crazed

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crazing

transitive verb
1 obsolete : break, shatter
2 : to produce minute cracks on the surface or glaze of crazed glass crazed pottery
3 : to make insane or as if insane crazed by pain and fear crazed addicts
intransitive verb
1 archaic : shatter, break
2 : to become insane
3 : to develop a mesh of fine cracks

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Examples of craze in a Sentence

soldiers who had been crazed by months of combat and chaos in the countryside

Origin and Etymology of craze

Middle English crasen to crush, craze, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish krasa to crush

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First Known Use: 14th century

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craze

noun

Definition of craze

1 : an exaggerated and often transient enthusiasm : mania the latest craze in music
2 : a crack in a surface or coating (as of glaze or enamel)

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Examples of craze in a Sentence

if history is any guide, this latest diet for losing weight is just another craze

Origin and Etymology of craze

see ¹craze

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First Known Use: 1812

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Synonym Discussion of craze

fashion, style, mode, vogue, fad, rage, craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date. fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place. the current fashion style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste. a media baron used to traveling in style mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated. slim bodies are the mode at this resort vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion. short skirts are back in vogue fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion. last year's fad is over rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad. Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted