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.

Words nearby enrage

enphytotic, enplane, enprint, enquire, enquiry, enrage, enrapt, enrapture, enravish, enregister, enrich

Origin of enrage

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

SYNONYMS FOR enrage

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.

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ANTONYMS FOR enrage

appease, pacify.

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OTHER WORDS FROM enrage

en·rag·ed·ly

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

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
Blasphemy remains interesting only so long as it retains the power to enrage.
The Cost of Cartooning|David Frum|September 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Attempting to reason with enraged people may only enrage them more.
The Answer is Romneycare|David Frum|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In his new film, Savages, pot growers who enrage a drug cartel, are the protagonists.
Oliver Stone: Seven Drug Movies|Oliver Stone|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
The 'Independant' has already been condemned, its title alone suffices to enrage the middle classes of Plassans.
The Fortune of the Rougons|Emile Zola
Nor was there in the question put by the clergyman anything likely to enrage him.
Modern Essays|John Macy
He had taken the ideal attitude to enrage the woman suffragist.
Bunker Bean|Harry Leon Wilson
The explanation of the aged wanderer that the dust and particles came from many sources, seemed to enrage them further.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
It must enrage the other servants to see her deporting herself as if she were quite the lady.
The Little White Bird|J. M. Barrie

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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enrage

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

Words related to enrage

Words nearby enrage

Origin of enrage

SYNONYMS FOR enrage

ANTONYMS FOR enrage

OTHER WORDS FROM enrage

Examples from the Web for enrage

British Dictionary definitions for enrage

verb

Derived forms of enrage