craze

v., crazed, craz·ing, craz·es.

v.tr.

1. To cause to become mentally deranged or obsessed; make insane.
2. To produce a network of fine cracks in the surface or glaze of.

v.intr.

1. To become mentally deranged or obsessed; go insane.
2. To become covered with fine cracks.

n.

1. A short-lived popular fashion; a fad.
2. A fine crack in a surface or glaze.

[Middle English crasen, to shatter, of Scandinavian origin.]

verb

To make insane: derange, madden, unbalance, unhinge. See sane/insane.

noun

1. The current custom: fad, fashion, furor, mode, rage, style, trend, vogue. Informal thing. Idioms: the in thing, the last word, the latest thing. See style/good style/bad style, usual/unusual.
2. A subject or activity that inspires lively interest: enthusiasm, mania, passion, rage. See concern/unconcern.

v

Definition: make insane
Antonyms: balance, clear up, steady

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
  Synonyms: fad, furor, furore, cult, rage

Meaning #2: state of violent mental agitation
  Synonyms: delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria

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The verb craze has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
  Synonym: madden

Meaning #2: develop a fine network of cracks

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dille, mani, skør ide
v. tr. - gøre vanvittig, lave krakeleret glasur på
v. intr. - krakelere

Nederlands (Dutch)
krankzinnig maken, craquelé aanbrengen, rage, craquelé(patroon)

Français (French)
n. - vogue
v. tr. - craqueler (porcelaine), faire craqueler
v. intr. - se craqueler (porcelaine), s'étoiler (verre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fimmel, Wahn(sinn)
v. - wahnsinnig machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τρέλα, μανία, μόδα, συρμός, (πρόσκαιρος) ενθουσιασμός
v. - ξετρελαίνω/-ομαι, ψιλοραγίζω

Italiano (Italian)
far impazzire, mania, moda

Português (Portuguese)
n. - loucura (f), mania (f), moda (f)
v. - enlouquecer

Русский (Russian)
сводить с ума, спятить, последний писк моды

Español (Spanish)
n. - moda, manía, capricho, chifladura
v. tr. - enloquecer
v. intr. - enloquecerse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mani, modefluga, vansinne
v. - göra sinnesrubbad/tokig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狂热, 大流行, 使发狂, 使产生纹裂, 发狂, 产生纹裂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狂熱, 大流行
v. tr. - 使發狂, 使產生紋裂
v. intr. - 發狂, 產生紋裂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 광기, 열광, 잔금
v. tr. - 미치게 하다, 잔금이 가게 굽다
v. intr. - 미치다, 잔금이 가다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 気を狂わせる
n. - 狂気, 大流行

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هوس, , جنون, ولع لفترة قصيرة, صرعه (فعل) دفعه الى الجنون, جنن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיגעון אופנתי חולף, מצב מטורף‬
v. tr. - ‮שיגע, הטריף דעתו, סדק‬
v. intr. - ‮נסדק, השתגע‬

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