enrage en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈɹeɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
From Old French enrager, enragier, from rage. Equivalent to en- + rage.
Meanings
- (intransitive) To become angry or wild.
- (transitive) To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.
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(obsolete, transitive) To provoke to madness, to make insane.
La[dy Macbeth]. I pray you ſpeake not: he growes worſe & worſe Queſtion enrages him: at once, goodnight. […] Len[nox]. Good night, and better health Attend his Maieſty.
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], page 142, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enraging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enrages | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| enraged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enraged | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
relieve · bewitch · console · calm · soothe · assuage · quiet · defuse · conciliate · disarm · settle · lull · appease · comfort · charm · pacify · allay · placate · beguile · enchant · mollify · captivate
Deriveds
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Synonyms
inflame · set off · provoke · envenom · gall · steam · rankle · rile · anger · rub the wrong way · cross · tick off · infuriate · outrage · incense · make angry · madden · set up someone's birse · get · ruffle some feathers · piss off · antagonize · affront · get someone's dander up · awrath · burn up · nark · raise someone's shag · get to · put someone's back up · make someone's blood boil · aggravate · cheese off · raise someone's hackles · offend · roil · embitter · make someone see red · honk off · rattle someone's cage · get someone's Irish up · get someone's goat · put out · get one's back up
Translations (70)
ar أَغَاظَ (to fill with rage) · cs rozdmýchat (to fill with rage) · es enfurecer (to fill with rage) · es enviscar (to fill with rage) · de in Rage versetzen (to fill with rage) · da oprive (to fill with rage) · hi भड़काना (to fill with rage) · es encorajinar (to fill with rage) · de erzürnen (to fill with rage) · ca enutjar (to fill with rage) · pt enfurecer (to fill with rage) · ru разозли́ть (to fill with rage) · cmn 觸怒 /触怒 (to fill with rage) · ru рассерди́ть (to fill with rage) · fr rendre furieux (to fill with rage) · mi whakakoikoi (to fill with rage) · ru разгне́вать (to fill with rage) · es emputar (to fill with rage) · th ทำให้โกรธ (to fill with rage) · mi whakariri (to fill with rage) · it muovere a ira (to fill with rage) · es enconar (to fill with rage) · pt enjoar (to fill with rage) · itk אִינְקֵירוּפֵיטִיאַרֵי (to fill with rage) · de wütend machen (to fill with rage) · fr enrager (to fill with rage) · pl wkurwiać (to fill with rage) · de in Wut versetzen (to fill with rage) · bg вбесявам (to fill with rage) · cmn 激怒 (to fill with rage) · ru разъяри́ть (to fill with rage) · ro înfuria (to fill with rage) · ru привести́ в я́рость (to fill with rage) · pl rozwścieczać (to fill with rage) · sv reta upp (to fill with rage) · fi lietsoa (to fill with rage) · el εξαγριώνω (to fill with rage) · th บันดาลโทสะ (to fill with rage) · mi whakatakariri (to fill with rage) · es encolerizar (to fill with rage) · ru взбеси́ть (to fill with rage) · ka გაცოფება (to fill with rage) · ka გახელება (to fill with rage) · cs nasrat (to fill with rage) · it far adirare (to fill with rage) · es enojar (to fill with rage) · cs naštvat (to fill with rage) · hu megharagít (to fill with rage) · uk розлютовувати (to fill with rage) · ka გაშმაგება (to fill with rage) · de aufregen (to fill with rage) · ar أَغْضَبَ (to fill with rage) · es sublevar (to fill with rage) · cs roznítit (to fill with rage) · cmn 使憤怒 /使愤怒 (to fill with rage) · uk скаженіти (to fill with rage) · sq ndez nzeh (to fill with rage) · it adirare (to fill with rage) · ja 息巻く (to fill with rage) · cs rozzuřit (to fill with rage) · fi raivostuttaa (to fill with rage) · ja 激怒させる (to fill with rage) · fr mettre en rage (to fill with rage) · pl denerwować (to fill with rage) · it far arrabbiare (to fill with rage) · es ensañar (to fill with rage) · hi उकसाना (to fill with rage) · bg разярявам (to fill with rage) · pl wkurzać (to fill with rage) · ka განრისხება (to fill with rage)