carouse

[kuh-rouz] /kəˈraʊz/
verb (used without object), caroused, carousing.
1.
to engage in a drunken revel:
They caroused all night.
2.
to drink deeply and frequently.
noun
3.
carousal.
Origin
1550-60; variant of garouse < German gar aus (trinken) (to drink) fully out, i.e. drain the cup; compare Middle French carous < dialectal German gar ūs
Related forms
carouser, noun
carousingly, adverb
uncarousing, adjective
Synonyms
1. revel, celebrate, drink; live it up.
Examples from the web for carouse
  • Pausing in his duties, a ruddy-faced lamplighter in plain homespun pauses to carouse with his fellows in the village streets.
  • carouse me fathom-healths to the honour of the shoemakers.
British Dictionary definitions for carouse

carouse

/kəˈraʊz/
verb
1.
(intransitive) to have a merry drinking spree; drink freely
noun
2.
another word for carousal
Derived Forms
carouser, noun
carousing, noun
Word Origin
C16: via French carrousser from German (trinken) gar aus (to drink) right out
Word Origin and History for carouse
v.

1550s, from Middle French carousser "drink, quaff, swill," from German gar aus "quite out," from gar austrinken; trink garaus "to drink up entirely." Frequently also as an adverb in early English usage (to drink carouse).