First Known Use: 1667
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1infuriate
verb in·fu·ri·ate \in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ˌāt\
: to make (someone) very angry : to make (someone) furious
in·fu·ri·at·edin·fu·ri·at·ing
Full Definition of INFURIATE
transitive verb
: to make furious
— in·fu·ri·at·ing·ly \-ˌā-tiŋ-lē\ adverb
— in·fu·ri·a·tion \-ˌfyu̇r-ē-ˈā-shən\ noun
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Origin of INFURIATE
Medieval Latin infuriatus, past participle of infuriare, from Latin in- + furia fury
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2infuriate
adjective in·fu·ri·ate \in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ət\
Definition of INFURIATE
: furiously angry
First Known Use of INFURIATE
1667
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- angered, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off [chiefly British], choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, hopping, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed (also enflamed), angry, infuriated, irate, ireful, livid, mad, outraged, rabid, rankled, riled, riley, roiled, shirty [chiefly British], sore, steamed up, steaming, teed off, ticked, wrathful, wroth
INFURIATING Defined for Kids
infuriate
verb in·fu·ri·ate \in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ˌāt\
in·fu·ri·at·edin·fu·ri·at·ing
Definition of INFURIATE for Kids
: to make furious : enrage
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