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infuriate

[ verb in-fyoor-ee-eyt; adjective in-fyoor-ee-it ]

verb (used with object)

, in·fu·ri·at·ed, in·fu·ri·at·ing.
  1. to make furious; enrage.

    Synonyms: anger



adjective

  1. Archaic. infuriated.

infuriate

verb

  1. tr to anger; annoy


adjective

  1. archaic.
    furious; infuriated

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Derived Forms

  • inˌfuriˈation, noun
  • inˈfuriatingly, adverb
  • inˈfuriately, adverb
  • inˈfuriˌating, adjective

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Other Words From

  • in·furi·ate·ly adverb
  • in·furi·ation noun
  • unin·furi·ated adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of infuriate1

First recorded in 1660–70; from Medieval Latin infuriātus, past participle of infuriāre “to madden, enrage.” See in- 2, fury, -ate 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of infuriate1

C17: from Medieval Latin infuriāre (vb); see in- ², fury

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Synonym Study

See enrage.

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Example Sentences

The comments will infuriate the pro-independence Yes Campaign.

What do you call a long-winded member of Congress whose opinions infuriate you?

The decision is bound to infuriate those who claim Thatcher was a force for ill in the UK.

Yes, he will then enact some policies that infuriate liberals.

The intimate pictures are bound to infuriate William, who is fighting a losing battle to protect the privacy of himself and Kate.

Thank Heaven, that the days of such infuriate zeal are over: but Heaven forbid that we should pass to the other extreme.

It would infuriate the Judge to sentence those buzzards to the hoosegow for life.

No relenting on the part of the Rebels, but savage, infuriate joy at the sight of the warm heart's blood of their victims!

In this manner he sought to infuriate Frank and lead him to some act of rashness.

Themselves hemmed in by the fierce crowd, now infuriate in its growing blood-lust, their own lives hung upon no more than a hair.

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