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enrage Definition

en·rage (en rāj, in-)

transitive verb -·raged, -·rag·ing

to put into a rage; make very angry; infuriate

Etymology: OFr enrager

enrage Related Forms

en·rag·edly (-rājid lē) adverb en·rage·ment noun

enrage Synonyms

enrage

v.

enrage Usage Examples

Object

  • people: To actively enrage a billion people is much more than a legacy.
  • population: Indeed US and British aerial bombardment could actually complicate urban fighting by enraging the local population and providing more difficult fighting terrain.
  • group: The move has enraged the myriad opposition groups fighting wind farm proposals around Britain.
  • citizen: AIG said investors assumed there would be an EU bail-out if necessary, even tho this breaches treaty law and would enrage German citizens.
  • fan: Hingis took a long toilet break after losing the second set to enrage the fans further.
  • driver: The smuggling is crimping the supply of diesel in Iraq, enraging truck drivers now unable to buy fuel except at black-market prices.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: We all assumed it was the No 5, who had started the trouble which so enraged Big Jack.
  • also: It would also enrage neighboring Turkey, which controls crucial trade routes for the landlocked Iraqi Kurds.
  • really: Laura Nyro enjoys a good game of darts... ' I mean, things like that - it really enraged me.
  • merely: Trying to kill any of them would have been a stupid thing to do as it would have merely enraged them all.
  • that: It is not the physical injuries she inflicts that enrage her opponents, but the social.
  • sometimes: Summary: A sometimes enraging book for a Linux fan, but there are valuable insights lurking here.

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