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enrage

/enˈɹeɪdʒ/en-RAYJ
/ɛnˈɹeɪdʒ/en-RAYJ

Meaningto rage, rave, storme

Common meaning: make very angry

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchenrager‘to rage, rave, storme’source
  2. Frenchensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto rage, rave, storme → make very angryenrage‘make very angry’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French enrager ‘to rage, rave, storme’.

Roots

  • enrager Old French “to rage, rave, storme”

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