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Definition of enrage

enrage

/ɪnˈreɪdʒ/
en · rage
Adjective:enraged
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Past Simple:enraged
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Past Participle:enraged
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Present Participle:enraging
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1

To make someone extremely angry; to fill with rage or fury.

Example

"The sudden cancellation of the flight without any compensation threatened to enrage the stranded passengers."

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• Rhymes for enrage

• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed around 1500 from Middle French enragier ('to drive mad, infuriate'), formed from the prefix en- ('in, into') and rage ('madness, fury'), ultimately tracing back to Late Latin rabia and Latin rabies.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Enrage. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/enrage
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