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[verb in-fyoor-ee-eyt; adjective in-fyoor-ee-it]
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verb (used with object), in·fu·ri·at·ed, in·fu·ri·at·ing.

to make furious; enrage.

adjective

Archaic. infuriated.

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RELATED WORDS

aggravate, exasperate, incense, enrage, rile, irritate, anger, provoke, madden, ire, umbrage

Nearby words

  1. infundibuliform,
  2. infundibulofolliculitis,
  3. infundibuloma,
  4. infundibulum,
  5. infundibulum of uterine tube,
  6. infuriating,
  7. infuscate,
  8. infuse,
  9. infuser,
  10. infusible

Origin of infuriate

1660–70; < Medieval Latin infuriātus past participle of infuriāre to madden, enrage. See in-2, fury, -ate1
Related formsin·fu·ri·ate·ly, adverbin·fu·ri·a·tion, nounun·in·fu·ri·at·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for infuriate

infuriate

verb (ɪnˈfjʊərɪˌeɪt)

(tr) to anger; annoy

adjective (ɪnˈfjʊərɪɪt)

archaic furious; infuriated
Derived Formsinfuriately, adverbinfuriating, adjectiveinfuriatingly, adverbinfuriation, noun

Word Origin for infuriate

C17: from Medieval Latin infuriāre (vb); see in- ², fury
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Word Origin and History for infuriate

infuriate

v.

1660s, from Italian infuriato, from Medieval Latin infuriatus, past participle of infuriare "to madden," from Latin in furia "in a fury," from ablative of furia (see fury). Related: Infuriated; infuriating; infuriatingly.

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