enrage

E1N1R1A1G2E1
/ɪnˈɹeɪd͡ʒ/

verb

To become angry or wild.

Similar
affrontaggravateangerantagonizeawrathburn upcheese offcross
Opposite
allayappeaseassuagebeguilebewitch
OriginOld French enrager →
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Meanings

verbenrage (third-person singular simple present enrages, present participle enraging, simple past and past participle enraged)

present singular third person enrages · participle present enraging · participle past enraged · past enraged

  1. intransitiveTo become angry or wild.
  2. transitiveTo fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.
  3. obsoletetransitiveTo provoke to madness, to make insane.

    La[dy Macbeth]. I pray you ſpeake not: he growes worſe & worſe Queſtion enrages him: at once, goodnight. […] Len[nox]. Good night, and better health Attend his Maieſty.

    c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], page 142, column 2

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
affrontaggravateangerantagonizeawrathburn upcheese offcrossembitterenvenomgallgetget tohonk offincenseinflameinfuriatemaddenmake angrynarkoffendoutrageprovokeput outranklerilepiss offroilset offsteamtick offget one's back upget someone's dander upget someone's goatget someone's Irish upmake someone see redmake someone's blood boilput someone's back upraise someone's hacklesraise someone's shagrattle someone's cagerub the wrong wayruffle some feathersset up someone's birse
Opposite
allayappeaseassuagebeguilebewitchcalmcaptivatecharmcomfortconciliateconsoledefusedisarmenchantlullmollifypacifyplacatequietrelievesettlesoothe
Broader
incite
Also see
angerbecrazeinfuriateoutrageraise someone's shagtouch

Origin

  1. Old Frenchenrager
  2. Englishenrage

From Old French enrager, enragier, from rage. Equivalent to en- + rage.

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Translations

Arabic أَغَاظَ, أَغْضَبَ
  • أَغَاظَ (ʔaḡāẓa)to fill with rage
  • أَغْضَبَ (ʔaḡḍaba)to fill with rage
Bulgarian разярявам, вбесявам
  • разярявам (razjarjavam)to fill with rage
  • вбесявам (vbesjavam)to fill with rage
Catalan enutjar
  • enutjarto fill with rage
Chinese Mandarin 觸怒 /触怒, 激怒
  • 觸怒 /触怒 (chùnù)to fill with rage
  • 激怒 (jīnù)to fill with rage
  • 使憤怒 /使愤怒 (shǐ fènnù)to fill with rage
Czech nasrat, naštvat
  • nasratto fill with rage
  • naštvatto fill with rage
  • rozdmýchatto fill with rage
  • roznítitto fill with rage
  • rozzuřitto fill with rage
Danish oprive
  • opriveto fill with rage
Finnish lietsoa, raivostuttaa
  • lietsoato fill with rage
  • raivostuttaato fill with rage
French enrager, mettre en rage
  • enragerto fill with rage
  • mettre en rageto fill with rage
  • rendre furieuxto fill with rage
German aufregen, erzürnen
  • aufregento fill with rage
  • erzürnento fill with rage
  • in Rage versetzento fill with rage
  • in Wut versetzento fill with rage
  • wütend machento fill with rage
Greek εξαγριώνω
  • εξαγριώνω (exagrióno)to fill with rage
Hindi भड़काना, उकसाना
  • भड़काना (bhaṛkānā)to fill with rage
  • उकसाना (uksānā)to fill with rage
Hungarian megharagít
  • megharagítto fill with rage
Italian far arrabbiare, far adirare
  • far arrabbiareto fill with rage
  • far adirareto fill with rage
  • muovere a irato fill with rage
  • adirareto fill with rage
Japanese 息巻く, 激怒させる
  • 息巻く (ikimaku)to fill with rage
  • 激怒させる (gekido-saseru)to fill with rage
Māori whakakoikoi, whakariri
  • whakakoikoito fill with rage
  • whakaririto fill with rage
  • whakatakaririto fill with rage
Polish rozwścieczać, wkurzać
  • rozwścieczaćto fill with rage
  • wkurzaćto fill with rage
  • denerwowaćto fill with rage
  • wkurwiaćto fill with rage
Portuguese enfurecer, enjoar
  • enfurecerto fill with rage
  • enjoarto fill with rage
Romanian înfuria
  • înfuriato fill with rage
Russian взбеси́ть, разъяри́ть
  • взбеси́ть (vzbesítʹ)to fill with rage
  • разъяри́ть (razʺjarítʹ)to fill with rage
  • привести́ в я́рость (privestí v járostʹ)to fill with rage
  • рассерди́ть (rasserdítʹ)to fill with rage
  • разгне́вать (razgnévatʹ)to fill with rage
  • разозли́ть (razozlítʹ)to fill with rage
Spanish enfurecer, ensañar
  • enfurecerto fill with rage
  • ensañarto fill with rage
  • sublevarto fill with rage
  • encolerizarto fill with rage
  • encorajinarto fill with rage
  • enconarto fill with rage
  • enviscarto fill with rage
  • enojarto fill with rage
  • emputarto fill with rage
Swedish reta upp
  • reta uppto fill with rage
Thai ทำให้โกรธ, บันดาลโทสะ
  • ทำให้โกรธ (tam hâi gròht)to fill with rage
  • บันดาลโทสะ (bandaan tohsà)to fill with rage
Ukrainian скаженіти, розлютовувати
  • скаженіти (skaženity)to fill with rage
  • розлютовувати (rozljutovuvaty)to fill with rage

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with enrage

pageagestagemgwagegaugeengagesagecageragegagebeigebackstagemageunderagePaigeOsagephagemacrophagebacteriophageplagepresagedisengageoverage
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Anagrams

GerenaNgareeErganeNaegerNagree
Cite this entry
APA

enrage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enrage

MLA

“enrage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enrage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enrage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enrage.

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