infuriate
[ verb in-fyoor-ee-eyt; adjective in-fyoor-ee-it ]
/ verb ɪnˈfyʊər iˌeɪt; adjective ɪnˈfyʊər i ɪt /
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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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Origin of infuriate
synonym study for infuriate
1. See enrage.
OTHER WORDS FROM infuriate
in·fu·ri·ate·ly, adverbin·fu·ri·a·tion, nounun·in·fu·ri·at·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for infuriate
infuriate
verb (ɪnˈfjʊərɪˌeɪt)
(tr) to anger; annoy
adjective (ɪnˈfjʊərɪɪt)
archaic furious; infuriated
Derived forms of infuriate
infuriately, adverbinfuriating, adjectiveinfuriatingly, adverbinfuriation, nounWord Origin for infuriate
C17: from Medieval Latin infuriāre (vb); see in- ², fury
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