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[ 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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Words related to enrage

angry, infuriated, irate, incensed, exasperated, upset, inflamed, boiling, angered, riled, fuming, aggravated, livid, mad

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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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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British Dictionary definitions for enraged

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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