infuriate

[ verb in-fyoor-ee-eyt; adjective in-fyoor-ee-it ]

/ verb ɪnˈfyʊər iˌeɪt; adjective ɪnˈfyʊər i ɪt /

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verb (used with object), in·fu·ri·at·ed, in·fu·ri·at·ing.

to make furious; enrage.

adjective

Archaic. infuriated.

Origin of infuriate

1660–70; < Medieval Latin infuriātus past participle of infuriāre to madden, enrage. See in-², fury, -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR infuriate

1 anger. See enrage.

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OTHER WORDS FROM infuriate

in·fu·ri·ate·ly, adverb in·fu·ri·a·tion, noun un·in·fu·ri·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby infuriate

infundibuliform, infundibulofolliculitis, infundibuloma, infundibulum, infundibulum of uterine tube, infuriate, infuriating, infuscate, infuse, infuser, infusible

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Indeed, once the fire-engine house was taken, everybody seemed impressed by John Brown, rather than infuriated or vengeful.

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This infuriated his grandfather, who cursed Barry and never spoke to him again.

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The Germans, infuriated, then told Siilasvuo to hand Skurnik over for punishment, but he refused.

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But I still raged, bleeding and infuriated among them, and more than one policeman felt my sharp teeth.

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Pavee Point, an Irish traveler rights organization, said it had been infuriated by the police's actions.

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The poor fellow was mobbed by the infuriated workmen who saw that their labor was apparently to be taken from them by machinery.

Birds and All Nature Vol VII, No. 1, January 1900 |Various
It was also the mob who, infuriated at seeing him destroy and burn crosses, burnt the heresiarch Peter of Bruis (c. 1140).

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But not even this was sufficient to calm the crowd, which presently became an infuriated mob.

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He fell like a mass of rock; and the rudeness of the shock drew from him a groan resembling the roar of an infuriated beast.

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For one instant the infuriated creature paused to look for its assailants.

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British Dictionary definitions for infuriated

infuriate

verb (ɪnˈfjʊərɪˌeɪt)

(tr) to anger; annoy

adjective (ɪnˈfjʊərɪɪt)

archaic furious; infuriated

Derived forms of infuriate

infuriately, adverb infuriating, adjective infuriatingly, adverb infuriation, noun

Word Origin for infuriate

C17: from Medieval Latin infuriāre (vb); see in- ², fury

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infuriate

verb (used with object), in·fu·ri·at·ed, in·fu·ri·at·ing.

adjective

Origin of infuriate

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verb (ɪnˈfjʊərɪˌeɪt)

adjective (ɪnˈfjʊərɪɪt)

Derived forms of infuriate

Word Origin for infuriate

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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infuriate

verb (used with object), in·fu·ri·at·ed, in·fu·ri·at·ing.

adjective

Origin of infuriate

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verb (ɪnˈfjʊərɪˌeɪt)

adjective (ɪnˈfjʊərɪɪt)

Derived forms of infuriate

Word Origin for infuriate

British Dictionary definitions for infuriated