en·rage

[en-reyj]
verb (used with object), en·raged, en·rag·ing.
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate: His supercilious attitude enraged me.

Origin:
1490–1500; < Middle French enrager. See en-1, rage

en·rag·ed·ly [en-rey-jid-lee, -reyjd-] , adverb
en·rage·ment, noun


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.


appease, pacify.
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enrage (ɪnˈreɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to provoke to fury; put into a rage; anger
 
en'raged
 
adj
 
enragedly
 
adv
 
en'ragement
 
n

enrage (ɪnˈreɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to provoke to fury; put into a rage; anger
 
en'raged
 
adj
 
enragedly
 
adv
 
en'ragement
 
n

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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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Example sentences
Enraged, he disinherited her and sentenced her to banishment.
The only way to obtain a sample from an enraged elephant is from its feces.
Once in a while, though, the gods are inadvertently enraged and burn
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He flung loose from her, enraged, and told her not to touch him again.
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