'Raved' definitions:

Definition of 'Raved'

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  • Rave \Rave\ (r[=a]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raved (r[=a]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Raving.] [F. r[^e]ver to rave, to be delirious, to dream; perhaps fr. L. rabere to rave, rage, be mad or furious. Cf. Rage, Reverie.]
  • 1. To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman. [1913 Webster]
  • In our madness evermore we rave. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast? --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went raving down the valley to the gorge of Killiecrankie. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To rush wildly or furiously. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her beauty. [1913 Webster]
  • The hallowed scene Which others rave of, though they know it not. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

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