rave

rave [rāv]

vi.

raved, raving [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]

1. to talk incoherently or wildly, as in a delirious or demented state

2. to talk with great or excessive enthusiasm (about)

3. to rage or roar, as a storm

vt.

to utter incoherently

n.

1. an act or instance of raving

2. a raving action or speech

3. 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

☆ 4. Informal an extremely or excessively enthusiastic commendation: often used attributively