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   rave

   /reɪv/

   verb

   • 1. talk incoherently, as if one were delirious or mad: "Nancy's having hysterics and raving about a ghost" Similar talk wildlybabblejabberramblemaundertalk incoherentlybe delirious
   • ▪ address someone in an angry, uncontrolled way: "‘Never mind how he feels!’ Melissa raved" Similar rantrant and raverageexplode in angerlose one's temperbe beside oneselfstormfulminatedeliver a tirade/haranguego into a frenzylose controlshoutroarthunderbellowbe very angrybe furiousbe enragedbe incensedfumeinformal:fly off the handleflip one's lidblow one's topgo up the wallblow a fusego off the deep endhit the roofgo through the roofbe lividhave a fitlose one's coolgo madgo bananasgo wildfreak outhave steam coming out of one's earsfoam/froth at the mouthgo apebe fit to be tiedgo sparego crackersflip one's wigvulgar slang:go apeshit
   • 2. speak or write about someone or something with great enthusiasm or admiration: "New York's critics raved about the acting" Similar praise enthusiasticallygo into raptures about/overwax lyrical aboutsing the praises ofpraise to the skiesheap praise onrhapsodize overenthuse about/overgush about/overthrow bouquets atexpress delight overacclaimeulogizeextolinformal:go wild aboutbe mad aboutgo on aboutbig someone/something upballyhoodated:cry someone/something uprare:laudpanegyrizeOpposite criticizecondemn
   • 3. attend a rave party: informal "they used to rave together—then they started working together"

   noun

   • 1. an extremely enthusiastic recommendation or appraisal: informal "their tour received rave reviews" Similar enthusiastic/lavish praisea rapturous receptiontributeplauditsencomiumsbouquetsacclaimapplauseOpposite criticismcondemnation
   • ▪ a person or thing that inspires intense and widely shared enthusiasm: "last year's fave raves are back for a live performance"
   • ▪ a passionate and usually transitory infatuation: informal, dated British "they are like little girls of eleven—they have raves"
   • 2. a lively party involving dancing and drinking: informal "their annual fancy-dress rave" Similar partysocial gatheringgatheringsocial occasionsocial eventsocial functionfunctionget-togethercelebrationreunionfestivityjamboreereceptionat-homesoiréesocialdanceballceilidhfroliccarousalcarousefetehoedownshowerbakecookoutleveecorroboreebashmentluautertuliasimchainformal:bashshindigshindyblowoutbeer-updiscodoshebangbophopwhoopeeafter-partyrave-upthrashknees-upbeanfeastbeanobunfightjollylighooleycrackblastwingdingkeggershivooragedingjollorortjoldated:squashsqueezeding-dong
   • ▪ a very large party or similar event with dancing to loud, fast electronic music: "rave culture" Similar warehouse partyacid house partyinformal:all-nighter
   • ▪ electronic dance music of the kind played at a rave: "the album is an eleven-track journey through rave and techno"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘show signs of madness’): probably from Old Northern French raver; related obscurely to Middle Low German reven ‘be senseless, rave’.

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