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To rave is defined as to speak or move violently or wildly, particularly in appreciation of something.

(verb)

An example of to rave is to talk with enthusiasm about how great a restaurant is.

The definition of a rave is an enthusiastic review, or an all night dance party.

(noun)

An example of a rave is a newspaper review that highly praises a restaurant.
An example of a rave is a party where people dance to techno with glow sticks.

Rave means an enthusiastic expression.

(adjective)

An example of rave used as an adjective is the term "rave review" which means a review that really praises something.

See rave in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb raved, raving

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

Origin: 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

to utter incoherently

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

See rave in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb raved raved, rav·ing, raves

verb, intransitive

To speak wildly, irrationally, or incoherently.
To roar; rage: The storm raved along the coast.
To speak or write with wild enthusiasm: Critics raved about the new play.
To attend a rave.

verb, transitive

To utter or express in a frenzied manner.

noun

The act or an instance of raving.
Informal An extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review: The play received raves.
An all-night dance party, especially one where techno, house, or other electronically synthesized music is played.
Chiefly British A raucous party; a rave-up.

adjective
Informal

Relating to or being an extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English raven

Origin: , from Old North French raver

Origin: , variant of resver, to dream, wander, rave

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