1. an abnormally high body temperature, especially as a symptom of illness
2. a state of nervous excitement or agitation

1. to affect with or as if with fever
Usage: less common

Examples

• The child had a high fever of 103 degrees.
• She took medicine to reduce her fever.
• The whole town was caught up in election fever.
• Gold fever struck the miners in 1849.
• His fever broke during the night.
• The excitement fevered the crowd before the big game.