rhapsodize

i. . [Eng. rhapsod (y); -ize.] A. In trans.: To sing or recite rhapsodies; to act the part of a rhapsodist. B. Trans: To sing or recite as a rhapsody; to recite or repeat in the manner of a rhapsody. rhăp-sod-ô-măn-çỹ, subst. [ Greekrhapsodia = rhapsody, and manteia divination.] Divination by means of verses. rhăp-so-dỹ, *rap-sod-ie, subst . [Fr. rapsodie , from Lat. rhapsodia , from Gr. rhapsodia the recit. ing of epic poetry, a portion of a poem recited at a time, a rhapsody, from rhapsodos =a rhapsody (q. v.).] 1. A short epic poem, or a portion of a longer epic, recited by a rhapsodist at one time. 2. A confused or disconnected series of sentences or statements, composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; a con fused or rambling composition. 3. Music : A composition of irregular form, and in the style of an improvisation. rhat-an-, 8. [RATANY.]