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enrage

verb

en·​rage in-ˈrāj How to pronounce enrage (audio)
en-
enraged; enraging; enrages

transitive verb

: to fill with rage : anger

Examples of enrage in a Sentence

His thoughtless behavior enraged us. People were enraged by the decision.
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Hamnet eventually leads to a final climatic encounter at the Globe Theater, where Agnes, enraged at the idea that her husband is using their grief as fodder for fiction, arrives to witness the staging of her husband’s new work, The Tragedy of Hamlet. Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025 Americans, enraged about years of rising prices, are going into the 2025 holiday shopping season prepared for battle. David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025 Fuentes, a white-nationalist influencer, appeared on The Tucker Carlson Show in October, which has enraged a number of prominent figures on the right and set off a spiraling conversation about where to draw the line on whom the party welcomes into its mainstream. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2025 Moreover, disgusted and enraged at his inability to bring Isabelle to heel, Gercourt plots her ruin. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enrage

Word History

Etymology

Middle French enrager to become mad, from Old French enragier, from en- + rage rage

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of enrage was in 1575

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“Enrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enrage. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

enrage

verb
en·​rage in-ˈrāj How to pronounce enrage (audio)
: to fill with rage : madden

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