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.

OTHER WORDS FOR enrage

anger, inflame, madden.

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OPPOSITES FOR enrage

appease, pacify.

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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

How to use enrage in a sentence

When Felix Sparks entered the Dachau concentration camp at the end of April 1945, his men were already enraged.
How Dachau’s American Liberator Protected Nazi POWs|Pallabi Munsi|November 11, 2020|Ozy
The piece enraged some readers and there were boycotts of Whole Foods.
How to Succeed by Being Authentic (Hint: Carefully) (Ep. 438)|Stephen J. Dubner|November 5, 2020|Freakonomics
Perhaps more than any time since the early 1990s, the LGBTQ community is enraged and engaged in electoral politics, poised to play a key role in transforming all three branches of government, including at the state level.
Cure for a sickening appointment|Hans Johnson|October 30, 2020|Washington Blade
Because when we are enraged, we are engaged, and the longer we are engaged the more money the platform can make from us.
The Subreddit /r/Collapse Has Become the Doomscrolling Capital of the Internet. Can Its Users Break Free?|Billy Perrigo|October 30, 2020|Time

This event, know as “Turn Around Tuesday,” enraged many of the demonstrators, especially the young SNCC activists.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
News of an opening with Havana has enraged the old guard of Miami that has longed to see the Castro family brought down.
Aging Cuban Exiles And Their Lawmakers Bypassed by White House|Romina Ruiz-Goiriena|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So what piece could have so passionately enraged this caller that I was marked for death?
A Female Writer’s New Milestone: Her First Death Threat|Annie Gaus|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Schmidt has long enraged Tea Party conservatives with his candor about members of his own party.
Tea Party Unloads on 'Complete Imbecile' Rick Perry|Olivia Nuzzi|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Phyllis is a short, stocky, enraged-seeming woman with a high, strident voice and piercing stare.
The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And here M. Barbiche suddenly threw himself into the attitude of an enraged and aggressive monkey.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Growling horribly, the enraged brute seized poor Pearson and shook him as a terrier dog shakes a rat.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
It was the first time that a female voice had been heard in the midst of the clamor of these enraged combatants.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
If Jason had married Selina without opposition, his congregation would have been enraged.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
The aged Alcuine, enraged by the contempt to which she had been subjected, bestowed upon the Princess Aurore a disastrous gift.
The Story Of The Duchess Of Cicogne And Of Monsieur De Boulingrin|Anatole France

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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