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rave (rāv)
intransitive verb raved, raving rav′·ing
- to talk incoherently or wildly, as in a delirious or demented state
- to talk with great or excessive enthusiasm (about)
- to rage or roar, as a storm
Etymology: ME raven, prob. < OFr raver, var. of rever, resver, to roam (> Fr rêver, to dream) < ? re-, re- + *esver, to roam, wander < VL *exvagare, for L evagari, to roam about (< e-, for ex-, out + vagari): see vagary
transitive verb
noun
- an act or instance of raving
- a raving action or speech
- a kind of loosely organized dance party, lasting through the night, that originated in Britain in the 1980s: a rave features techno music and typically includes the use of psychedelic drugs
- ☆ Informal an extremely or excessively enthusiastic commendation: often used attributively
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Alternate definitions:
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Object
- review: Is she going to start writing rave reviews about the coffee at various Holiday Inns around the world?
Adjective modifier
- all-night: He decides to prove that he isn't becoming " middle aged " by taking Dorothy, Tony and Deborah to an all-night rave.
Modifying Another Word
- some: The company is headed by Dee Briston and the services receive some rave reviews on the site.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- over: There have been others I didn't rave over or wouldn't want to see again.
Modifies a noun
- scene: It is these reasons alone why the rave scene is getting bigger all the time.
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