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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb in-fyoor-ee-eyt; adjective in-fyoor-ee-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪnˈfyʊər iˌeɪt; adjective ɪnˈfyʊər i ɪt |
Definition of infuriate
Origin :- 1660s, from Italian infuriato, from Medieval Latin infuriatus, past participle of infuriare "to madden," from Latin in furia "in a fury," from ablative of furia (see fury). Related: Infuriated; infuriating; infuriatingly.
- verb make angry
- The firebrand only seemed to infuriate the animal and he charged.
- Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
- At this the grief and choler of Alcides blazed forth dark and infuriate.
- Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil
- In this manner he sought to infuriate Frank and lead him to some act of rashness.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
- There were times when her sympathy appeared to her almost to infuriate him.
- Extract from : « Virginia » by Ellen Glasgow
- The sight of their progeny seems to infuriate them in a curious manner.
- Extract from : « Domesticated Animals » by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
- Continuous and unwonted defeat might infuriate some men to a great effort.
- Extract from : « Gladiator » by Philip Wylie
- It might infuriate a huge beast, and so endanger all of their lives.
- Extract from : « Meg of Mystery Mountain » by Grace May North
- That smile was enough to infuriate the bruiser beyond description.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Triumph » by Burt L. Standish
- Did he talk slowly, naturally, or was he trying to infuriate Abie?
- Extract from : « Joan of the Journal » by Helen Diehl Olds
- I could have done nothing better calculated to infuriate him.
- Extract from : « The Shoes of Fortune » by Neil Munro
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