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verb (used with object), -raged, -rag·ing.
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate: His supercilious attitude enraged me.
Related forms
en·rage·ment, noun
Synonyms
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.
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.
Antonyms
appease, pacify.
appease, pacify.
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Word Origin & History
enrage
late 14c., from O.Fr. enrager, from en- "make, put in" + rage "rabies, rage" (see rage). Related: Enraged; enraging.
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