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enrage

[ en-reyj ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

enraged, enraging.

to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
His supercilious attitude enraged me.
Synonyms: madden, inflame, anger
Antonyms: pacify, appease

enrage

/ ɪnˈreɪdʒɪdlɪ; ɪnˈreɪdʒ /

verb

tr to provoke to fury; put into a rage; anger

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Derived Forms

enragedly, adverb
enˈraged, adjective
enˈragement, noun

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Other Words From

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of enrage¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Middle French enrager, en- ¹, rage

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Synonym Study

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.

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Example Sentences

"I had watched her fight like hell to survive, and these characters were trying to take people's lives as if they meant nothing. It enraged me," he said.

From BBC

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saved consumers money but enraged businesses.

From Los Angeles Times

As much as it enrages his detractors and others who find him contemptible, Donald Trump is a great man of history.

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"We do get calls from people who are enraged after seeing people eating in public and we act fast by going to the area to make arrests."

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British and German diplomats whom I know have been enraged by the way Trump went about getting Russia to the negotiating table.

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