Antonyms for enrage


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-reyj
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈreɪdʒ


Definition of enrage

Origin :
  • 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.
  • verb make very upset
Example sentences :
  • Would he annoy her, enrage her perhaps, or even worse, tire her?
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • This, you know, like scarlet to the bull, is sufficient to enrage the Parisian pit.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • But the slug instead of dropping the bear served only to enrage him.
  • Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
  • I fear that this letter will enrage my grandson; I care not.
  • Extract from : « Old Fogy » by James Huneker
  • What reply could Maurice make which would not enrage her more?
  • Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
  • Don't mind me, little cousin; I am talking all this nonsense only to enrage the canon.
  • Extract from : « Dona Perfecta » by B. Perez Galdos
  • Don't you know that if you enrage white trash it is likely to do anything?
  • Extract from : « The Jucklins » by Opie Read
  • There was something in the purity and refinement of that sad face that seemed to enrage him.
  • Extract from : « The Picture of Dorian Gray » by Oscar Wilde
  • A sign of fear, or even of consciousness, would only tend to enrage my captors.
  • Extract from : « Dick Onslow » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • This wou'd enrage one, Tom, if a noble Scorn did not cool our Fury.
  • Extract from : « A Dialogue Between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq. » by Anonymous

Synonyms for enrage

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