enrage
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Related Words
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 Word Forms
- enraged adjective
- enragedly adverb
- enragement noun
Etymology
Origin of enrage
First recorded in 1490–1500; from Middle French enrager, en- 1, rage
Example Sentences
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It’s the Epstein files that really enrage Kasamis.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
In Hostilities, players anonymously wrote questions intended to embarrass or enrage other players, the more intimate the better.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
That would clearly enrage Mexico, with consequences that would extend far beyond a willingness to cooperate on the issues of drug trafficking.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
Whatever they decide, their opinion will be sorely tested as the trial proceeds through jury selection, evidentiary rulings and closing arguments sure to enrage an already incendiary defendant with no impulse control.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2023
How was it that he could enrage me so ?
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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