enrage

[ en-reyj ]

verb (used with object)

, en·raged, en·rag·ing.

1. to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:

   His supercilious attitude enraged me.

   Synonyms: madden, inflame, anger

   Antonyms: pacify, appease

enrage

/ ɪnˈreɪdʒ; ɪnˈreɪdʒɪdlɪ /

verb

1. tr to provoke to fury; put into a rage; anger

Derived Forms

• enˈragement, noun
• enˈraged, adjective
• enragedly, adverb

Other Words From

• en·rag·ed·ly [en-, rey, -jid-lee, -, reyjd, -], adverb
• en·ragement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enrage¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Middle French enrager, en- ¹, rage

Synonym Study

Enrage, incense, infuriate imply stirring to violent anger. To enrage or to infuriate is to provoke wrath: They enrage ( infuriate ) him by their deliberate and continual injustice. To incense is to inflame with indignation or anger: to incense a person by making insulting remarks.

Example Sentences

It also would enrage those who have made Pelosi an object of derision and hate.

From The Daily Beast

He approached ahead of her, barking furiously, and I put down my hand for him to sniff, which seemed to enrage him further.

From The Daily Beast

Blasphemy remains interesting only so long as it retains the power to enrage.

From The Daily Beast

Attempting to reason with enraged people may only enrage them more.

From The Daily Beast

In his new film, Savages, pot growers who enrage a drug cartel, are the protagonists.

From The Daily Beast

The explanation of the aged wanderer that the dust and particles came from many sources, seemed to enrage them further.

From Project Gutenberg

What the boy had done to thus enrage the animal no one seemed to know.

From Project Gutenberg

The whole table would take it up, every man doing his best to insult and enrage the victim.

From Project Gutenberg

Don't you, Sir, put questions to me that you know I will answer truly, though my answer were ever so much to enrage you.

From Project Gutenberg

Why, I have still the key that you gave me, and which I hung round my neck to enrage your gentlemen, and with this I entered.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• anger
• exasperate
• incense
• inflame
• infuriate
• irritate
• provoke
• rile