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enrage

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈɹeɪd͡ʒ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪdʒ
  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 N R EY1 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To become angry or wild.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To provoke to madness, to make insane.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

put into a rage; make violently angry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: anger

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ndez nzeh — to fill with rage
  • Arabic: أَغَاظَ (ʔaḡāẓa) — to fill with rage
  • Arabic: أَغْضَبَ (ʔaḡḍaba) — to fill with rage
  • Bulgarian: разярявам (razjarjavam) — to fill with rage
  • Bulgarian: вбесявам (vbesjavam) — to fill with rage
  • Catalan: enutjar — to fill with rage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 觸怒 /触怒 (chùnù) — to fill with rage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 激怒 (jīnù) — to fill with rage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 使憤怒 /使愤怒 (shǐ fènnù) — to fill with rage
  • Czech: nasrat — to fill with rage
  • Czech: naštvat — to fill with rage
  • Czech: rozdmýchat — to fill with rage
  • Czech: roznítit — to fill with rage
  • Czech: rozzuřit — to fill with rage
  • Finnish: lietsoa — to fill with rage
  • Finnish: raivostuttaa — to fill with rage
  • French: enrager — to fill with rage
  • French: mettre en rage — to fill with rage
  • French: rendre furieux — to fill with rage
  • Georgian: გაცოფება (gacopeba) — to fill with rage
  • Georgian: გახელება (gaxeleba) — to fill with rage
  • Georgian: გაშმაგება (gašmageba) — to fill with rage
  • Georgian: განრისხება (ganrisxeba) — to fill with rage
  • German: aufregen — to fill with rage
  • German: erzürnen — to fill with rage
  • German: in Rage versetzen — to fill with rage
  • German: in Wut versetzen — to fill with rage
  • German: wütend machen — to fill with rage
  • Greek: εξαγριώνω (exagrióno) — to fill with rage
  • Hindi: भड़काना (bhaṛkānā) — to fill with rage
  • Hindi: उकसाना (uksānā) — to fill with rage
  • Hungarian: megharagít — to fill with rage
  • Italian: far arrabbiare — to fill with rage
  • Italian: far adirare — to fill with rage
  • Italian: muovere a ira — to fill with rage
  • Italian: adirare — to fill with rage
  • Japanese: 息巻く (ikimaku) — to fill with rage
  • Japanese: 激怒させる (gekido-saseru) — to fill with rage
  • Judeo-Italian: אִינְקֵירוּפֵיטִיאַרֵי (/⁠incherupetiare⁠/) — to fill with rage
  • Māori: whakakoikoi — to fill with rage
  • Māori: whakariri — to fill with rage
  • Māori: whakatakariri — to fill with rage
  • Polish: rozwścieczać — to fill with rage
  • Polish: wkurzać — to fill with rage
  • Polish: denerwować — to fill with rage
  • Polish: wkurwiać — to fill with rage
  • Portuguese: enfurecer — to fill with rage
  • Portuguese: enjoar — to fill with rage
  • Romanian: înfuria — to fill with rage
  • Russian: взбеси́ть (vzbesítʹ) — to fill with rage
  • Russian: разъяри́ть (razʺjarítʹ) — to fill with rage
  • Russian: привести́ в я́рость (privestí v járostʹ) — to fill with rage
  • Russian: рассерди́ть (rasserdítʹ) — to fill with rage
  • Russian: разгне́вать (razgnévatʹ) — to fill with rage
  • Russian: разозли́ть (razozlítʹ) — to fill with rage
  • Spanish: enfurecer — to fill with rage
  • Spanish: ensañar — to fill with rage
  • Spanish: sublevar — to fill with rage
  • Spanish: encolerizar — to fill with rage
  • Spanish: encorajinar — to fill with rage
  • Spanish: enconar — to fill with rage
  • Spanish: enviscar — to fill with rage
  • Spanish: enojar — to fill with rage
  • Spanish: emputar — to fill with rage
  • Swedish: reta upp — to fill with rage
  • Thai: ทําให้โกรธ (tam hâi gròht) — to fill with rage
  • Thai: บันดาลโทสะ (bandaan tohsà) — to fill with rage
  • Ukrainian: скаженіти (skaženity) — to fill with rage
  • Ukrainian: розлютовувати (rozljutovuvaty) — to fill with rage