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infuriate.

To make furious or mad with anger; to fill with fury.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnˈfjʊəɹieɪt/UK/ɪnˈfjʊəɹɪət/

  1. To make furious or mad with anger; to fill with fury.

Where this word comes from

First attested in 1667; borrowed from Medieval Latin infuriātus (“enraged”), perfect passive participle of infuriō (“to enrage”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin furia (“rage, fury, frenzy”); perhaps via Italian infuriato.

adj/ɪnˈfjʊəɹieɪt/UK/ɪnˈfjʊəɹɪət/

  1. Filled with, characterized by or expressing fury.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1667; borrowed from Medieval Latin infuriātus (“enraged”), perfect passive participle of infuriō (“to enrage”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin furia (“rage, fury, frenzy”); perhaps via Italian infuriato.

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