craze

¹craze

verb \ˈkrāz\

crazedcraz·ing

Definition of CRAZE

transitive verb

1

obsolete : break, shatter

2

: to produce minute cracks on the surface or glaze of <crazed glass>

3

: to make insane or as if insane <crazed by pain and fear>

intransitive verb

1

archaic : shatter, break

2

: to become insane

3

: to develop a mesh of fine cracks

Examples of CRAZE

1. <soldiers who had been crazed by months of combat and chaos in the countryside>

Origin of CRAZE

Middle English crasen to crush, craze, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish krasa to crush

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CRAZE

Synonyms: crack, derange, frenzy, loco, madden, unbalance, unhinge, unstring

Related Words: agitate, bother, confuse, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, perturb, unsettle, upset; annoy, irritate, vex

Near Antonyms: calm, quiet, relax, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

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Rhymes with CRAZE

baize, blaze, braise, braze, chaise, days, daze, faze, fraise, gaze, glaze, graze, Hays, haze, lase, laze, maize, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, praise, raise, raze, vase, ways