enrage
pronunciation
How to pronounce enrage in British English:
UK [ɪnˈreɪdʒ]
How to pronounce enrage in American English:
US [ɪnˈreɪdʒ]
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- Verb:
- put into a rage; make violently angry
Word Origin
- enrage (v.)
- late 14c., "make furious or mad" (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; but the transitive sense is oldest and predominant in English.
Example
- 1. But it would enrage management and minority shareholders .
- 2. Deficit reduction is popular in principle but will enrage lobbies .
- 3. That single mention of the term was enough to enrage hardliners .
- 4. The revelation will enrage senior bush administration figures such as the former vice-president dick cheney .
- 5. This would enrage the koreans and may lead to their taking counter steps .