enrage

[en-reyj] /ɛnˈreɪdʒ/
verb (used with object), enraged, enraging.
1.
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
His supercilious attitude enraged me.
Origin
1490-1500; < Middle French enrager. See en-1, rage
Related forms
enragedly
[en-rey-jid-lee, -reyjd-] /ɛnˈreɪ dʒɪd li, -ˈreɪdʒd-/ (Show IPA), adverb
enragement, noun
Synonyms
anger, inflame, madden. 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.
Antonyms
appease, pacify.
Examples from the web for enrage
  • Nor was there in the question put by the clergyman anything likely to enrage him.
  • May further enrage colleague, but your clear, calm response will not get you into trouble.
  • Whether fancy or skunked, words that enrage or distract will get in the way of the message.
  • When you obsess over and enrage yourselves over such things, you create an ugly work environment.
  • The hunter stamped on some of the nearest ants, then moved away, so as not to enrage himself further.
  • Good lists engage readers, enrage them and flatter their ability to think of better examples.
  • Experts routinely warn companies not to get caught with lax policies, which can enrage juries and inflate settlement costs.
  • Attempts to increase drink duty normally enrage the struggling pub industry.
  • Political power has forced the party to make compromises that enrage ideologues.
  • Deficit reduction is popular in principle but will enrage lobbies.
British Dictionary definitions for enrage

enrage

/ɪnˈreɪdʒ/
verb
1.
(transitive) to provoke to fury; put into a rage; anger
Derived Forms
enraged, adjective
enragedly (ɪnˈreɪdʒɪdlɪ) adverb
enragement, noun
Word Origin and History for enrage
v.

late 14c. (implied in enraged), from Old French enragier "go wild, go mad, lose one's senses," from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + rage "rabies, rage" (see rage (n.)). Related: Enraging. Intransitive only in Old French; transitive sense is oldest in English.