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 (-rā′jid lē) adverb
en·rage′·ment noun
enrage Synonyms
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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