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Craze (kr&ā;z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crazed (kr&ā;zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crazing.] [OE. crasen to break, fr. Scand., perh. through OF.; cf. Sw. krasa to crackle, slå i kras, to break to pieces, F. écraser to crush, fr. the Scand. Cf. Crash.] 1. To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.
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God, looking forth, will trouble all his host, And craze their chariot wheels. Milton.
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2. To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit. [Obs.]
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Till length of years,
And sedentary numbness, craze my limbs. Milton.
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3. To derange the intellect of; to render insane.
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Any man . . . that is crazed and out of his wits. Tilloston.
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Grief hath crazed my wits. Shak.
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Craze, v. i. 1. To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed; to rave; to become insane.
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She would weep and he would craze. Keats.
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2. To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.
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Craze, n. 1. Craziness; insanity.
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2. A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.
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It was quite a craze with him [Burns] to have his Jean dressed genteelly. Prof. Wilson.
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3. A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad; as, the bric-a-brac craze; the æsthetic craze.
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Various crazes concerning health and disease. W. Pater.
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4. (Ceramics) A crack in the glaze or enamel such as is caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.
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