enrage

[en-reyj]

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verb (used with object), en·raged, en·rag·ing.

to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate: His supercilious attitude enraged me.

Origin of enrage

From the Middle French word enrager, dating back to 1490–1500. See en-¹, rage

Related formsen·rag·ed·ly

[en-rey-jid-lee, -reyjd-] /ɛnˈreɪ dʒɪd li, -ˈreɪdʒd-/, adverben·rage·ment, noun

Synonyms for enrage

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anger, inflame, madden. 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.

Antonyms for enrage

appease, pacify.

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Related Words for enrage

exasperate, infuriate, incense, inflame, rile, irritate, anger, provoke, needle, incite, aggravate, madden, hack, ire, umbrage

Examples from the Web for enrage

Contemporary Examples of enrage

He approached ahead of her, barking furiously, and I put down my hand for him to sniff, which seemed to enrage him further.
Working in The Royal Archives and Dreaming Up a Novel
Tom Sykes
October 16, 2012
Blasphemy remains interesting only so long as it retains the power to enrage.
The Cost of Cartooning
David Frum
September 19, 2012
Attempting to reason with enraged people may only enrage them more.
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David Frum
August 3, 2012
In his new film, Savages, pot growers who enrage a drug cartel, are the protagonists.
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Oliver Stone
July 17, 2012
The leathery visage of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell never fails to sadden and enrage me.
Mitch McConnell: Putting Party Ahead of Country Every Time
Michael Tomasky
June 1, 2011

Historical Examples of enrage

Would he annoy her, enrage her perhaps, or even worse, tire her?
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
This, you know, like scarlet to the bull, is sufficient to enrage the Parisian pit.
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
But the slug instead of dropping the bear served only to enrage him.
The Mountain Divide
Frank H. Spearman
I fear that this letter will enrage my grandson; I care not.
Old Fogy
James Huneker
What reply could Maurice make which would not enrage her more?
Fairy Fingers
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie

British Dictionary definitions for enrage

enrage

verb

(tr) to provoke to fury; put into a rage; anger

Derived Formsenraged, adjectiveenragedly (ɪnˈreɪdʒɪdlɪ), adverbenragement, noun

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Word Origin and History for enrage

late 14c. (implied in enraged), from Old French enragier "go wild, go mad, lose one's senses," from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + rage "rabies, rage" (see rage (n.)). Related: Enraging. Intransitive only in Old French; transitive sense is oldest in English.