acraze

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French acraser (“to break, burst, craze, bruise, crush”), same as écraser (“to squash”), from Middle French ecraser (“to squash”), from Middle English crasen (“to break, shatter”), from Old Norse *krasa (“to shatter”). More at craze.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪz

Verb

acraze (third-person singular simple present acrazes, present participle acrazing, simple past and past participle acrazed)

  1. (transitive) To weaken, impair, or enfeeble in mind, body, or estate; craze.

References

  • acraze in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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