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| fe·ver [ fvər ] |
noun (plural fe·vers) |
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1. unusually high body temperature: a body temperature that is unusually high, usually caused by bacterial or viral infections and commonly accompanied by shivering, headache, and an increased pulse rate.
Technical name pyrexia
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2. disease with fever: a disease in which somebody typically has an unusually high body temperature, e.g. typhoid fever, yellow fever, or scarlet fever
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3. craze: an intense and often brief enthusiasm or craze
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4. state of excitement: a state of intense agitation, excitement, or emotion
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often used in combination
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verb (past and past participle fe·vered, present participle fe·ver·ing, 3rd person present singular fe·vers) |
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1. intransitive verb medicine have a fever: to get or show the symptoms of a fever
  She fevered intermittently throughout the night.
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2. transitive verb agitate somebody: to throw somebody into a state of intense agitation, excitement, or emotion
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| [Pre-12th century < Latin febris] |
