rhapsodize
verb
rhap·so·dize
ˈrap-sə-ˌdīz 
rhapsodized; rhapsodizing
: to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
rhapsodize about a new book
Examples of rhapsodize in a Sentence
rhapsodized about the food so as not to hurt their host's feelings
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Charmed, Carlson proceeded to rhapsodize about fly-fishing.
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
There’s a real love-is-dead moment when Yas spots Cordelia, who was just rhapsodizing about the purity of her romance with a younger man, literally on her knees before a stubby, old rich guy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
Tech companies tend to rhapsodize about the democratizing potential of their products, and AI technology may indeed offer huge rewards to the savvy and lucky artists who take maximum advantage of it.
—Nick Geisler, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
Transcendentalist writers, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, rhapsodized over nature representing the divine spirt of God.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
There’s a real love-is-dead moment when Yas spots Cordelia, who was just rhapsodizing about the purity of her romance with a younger man, literally on her knees before a stubby, old rich guy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
Tech companies tend to rhapsodize about the democratizing potential of their products, and AI technology may indeed offer huge rewards to the savvy and lucky artists who take maximum advantage of it.
—Nick Geisler, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
Transcendentalist writers, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, rhapsodized over nature representing the divine spirt of God.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Rhapsodize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhapsodize. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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rhapsodize
verb
rhap·so·dize
ˈrap-sə-ˌdīz
rhapsodized; rhapsodizing
: to speak or write with great praise
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