Antonyms for enthuse

Grammar : Verb

Spell : en-thooz

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈθuz

Definition of enthuse

Origin : 1827, American English, back-formation from enthusiasm. Originally often humorous or with affected ignorance. Related: enthused; enthusing.

As in impress : verb influence
As in provoke : verb start, evoke; stimulate
As in rave : verb be very enthusiastic
As in send : verb please
As in thrill : verb excite, stimulate
As in impassion : verb fire
As in drool : verb desire, lust after
As in electrify : verb thrill, stimulate
As in fire : verb excite, arouse
As in gush : verb speak with overwhelming enthusiasm

Example sentences :

I liked these men; I liked to enthuse over all the big things they were doing.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

He doesn't care a rap for poetry, and he laughs when I enthuse.
Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Here is a book which will grip and enthuse every boy reader.
Extract from : « The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation » by Annie Fellows Johnston

Mr. Briggerland did not enthuse over any form of sport or exercise.
Extract from : « The Angel of Terror » by Edgar Wallace

He did not "enthuse," and he did not despair; he kept his head.
Extract from : « Carnac's Folly, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

This was a piece of hero worship that he, naturally, could not enthuse over.
Extract from : « In the Whirl of the Rising » by Bertram Mitford

She could enthuse, but it appeared that she could not describe.
Extract from : « Lady Cassandra » by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey

It was evidently hard for Aunt 'Mira to enthuse over anything.
Extract from : « Janice Day » by Helen Beecher Long

Of course, you know that Bridget is rather given to enthuse.
Extract from : « The Man Who Rose Again » by Joseph Hocking

Solon must not, he confided to me, say "enthuse" nor "we opine" nor "disremember."
Extract from : « The Boss of Little Arcady » by Harry Leon Wilson

Synonyms for enthuse

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