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craze

UK/kɹeɪz/ US/ˈkreɪz/ uncommon archaic
noun (3) verb (2)

noun

1.

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

  • “he always follows the latest fads”
  • “it was all the rage that season”
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2.
3.

a fine crack in a glaze or other surface

verb

1.

cause to go crazy; cause to lose one''s mind

Synonyms
2.

develop a fine network of cracks

  • “Crazed ceramics”

Origin

From Middle English crasen (“to crush, break, break to pieces, shatter, craze”), from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Scots krass (“to crush, squeeze, wrinkle”), Icelandic krasa (“to crackle”), Norwegian krasa (“to shatter, crush”), Swedish krasa (“to crack, crackle”), Danish krase (“to crack, crackle”), Faroese kras (“small pieces”).

Phrases

  • craze line
  • witch craze

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