enrage C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ɪnˈreɪdʒ/ UK /ɪnˈreɪdʒ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make someone intensely angry The unjust verdict served only to enrage the crowd outside. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make someone intensely... infuriateincenseangermaddenprovokeexasperateinflame ↔ Opposites calmsoothepacifyplacateappease Word family Derived forms enragedenragement Related forms rageragingoutrage Etymology AI details From Old French enrager ('to be furious'), from en- (causative) + rage, from Latin rabies ('madness, rage'), from rabere ('to rave'). enrager Old French rabies Latin rabere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # enrage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈreɪdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈreɪdʒ/ ## Meanings 1. to make someone intensely angry ## Examples - The unjust verdict served only to enrage the crowd outside. ## Synonyms - infuriate - incense - anger - madden - provoke - exasperate - inflame ## Antonyms - calm - soothe - pacify - placate - appease ## Derived Forms - enraged - enragement ## Related Forms - rage - raging - outrage ## Roots and Affixes - Root: enrager - Root: rabies - Root: rabere ## Etymology From Old French enrager ('to be furious'), from en- (causative) + rage, from Latin rabies ('madness, rage'), from rabere ('to rave'). ## AI Etymology Enrage is from Old French enrager ('to be furious'), from en- (causative) + rage, from Latin rabies ('madness, rage'), from rabere ('to rave'). Important recorded forms include enrager (Old French), rabies (Latin), and rabere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to make someone intensely angry. The wider family includes derived forms such as enraged and enragement and related words such as rage, raging, and outrage. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown