enrage

[ en-reyj ]
/ ɛnˈreɪdʒ /
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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.

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Origin of enrage

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

synonym study for enrage

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM enrage

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

Words nearby enrage

enprint, en prise, en quad, enquire, enquiry, enrage, en rapport, enrapt, enrapture, enravish, enregister
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Words related to enrage

exasperate, infuriate, incense, inflame, rile, irritate, anger, provoke, needle, incite, aggravate, madden, hack, ire, umbrage, whip up, ask for it, get under skin, make blood boil, steam up

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British Dictionary definitions for enrage

enrage
/ (ɪnˈreɪdʒ) /

verb

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

Derived forms of enrage

enraged, adjectiveenragedly (ɪnˈreɪdʒɪdlɪ), adverbenragement, noun
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