rhapsodize
verb
rhapsodize is a verb meaning “To speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm (about, (up)on or over something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-H-A-P-S-O-D-I-Z-E and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 66 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does rhapsodize mean?
verb
- 1
BritishUSTo speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm (about, (up)on or over something).
- 2
BritishUSTo say (something) with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.
- 3
BritishUSTo recount or describe (something) as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody.
- 4
BritishUSTo perform a rhapsody.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce rhapsodize?
Rhapsodize has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of rhapsodize
- rhapsodizes present, singular, he/she/it
- rhapsodizing participle, present
- rhapsodized participle, past
- rhapsodise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is rhapsodize?
Rhapsodize appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does rhapsodize come from?
From rhapsody + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).