Synonyms for enrage
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-reyj |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈreɪdʒ |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for enrage
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