Craze Definition
krāz
crazed, crazes, crazing
verb
crazed, crazes, crazing
To break or shatter.
Webster's New World
To cause to become mentally ill; make insane.
Webster's New World
To become mentally ill.
Webster's New World
To break, shatter, crack, etc.
Webster's New World
To produce a crackled surface or small cracks in the glaze of (pottery, porcelain, etc.)
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noun
crazes
An exaggerated enthusiasm; mania.
Webster's New World
Something that is currently the fashion; fad.
Webster's New World
A crack in glaze or enamel, as of pottery.
Webster's New World
Craziness; insanity.
Wiktionary
A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.
Wiktionary
Origin of Craze
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From Middle English crasen (“to crush, break, break to pieces, shatter, craze”), from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”). Cognate with Danish krase (“to crack, crackle”), Swedish krasa (“to crack, crackle”), Norwegian krasa (“to shatter, crush”), Icelandic krasa (“to crackle”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English crasen to shatter of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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