CRAZE, verb transitive [See Crush.] 1. To break; to weaken; to break or impair the natural force or energy of. Till length of years, and sedentary numbness, craze my limbs. 2. To crush in pieces; to grind to powder; as, to craze tin. 3. To crack the brain; to shatter; to impair the intellect; as, to be crazed with love or grief.
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