Craze
v. t.-
To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See
Crase . - To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit.
- To derange the intellect of; to render insane.
v. i.
- To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.
- To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.
n.
- Craziness; insanity.
- A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.
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A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad;
as, the bric-a-brac .craze ; the æstheticcraze - (Ceramics) A crack in the glaze or enamel such as is caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.