CRAZE

I. verb (~d; crazing) Etymology: Middle English crasen to crush, ~, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish krasa to crush Date: 14th century transitive verb break , shatter , to produce minute cracks on the surface or glaze of , to make insane or as if insane , intransitive verb shatter , break , to become insane, to develop a mesh of fine cracks, II. noun Date: 1812 an exaggerated and often transient enthusiasm ; mania , a crack in a surface or coating (as of glaze or enamel), see: fashion