enrage, incense

enrage, incense
These words alike mean "to anger," "to put in a rage," "to infuriate," "to cause to be angry." "A woman is enraged when she is provoked to violent anger." "Susan was incensed by the rude remark of her companion." Incensed has these characteristics: (1) it suggests greater dignity and self-restraint than does enraged; (2) it implies a greater degree of provocation than does enraged; (3) it is used to refer to someone toward whose anger we feel sympathetic.

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  • enrage — enragedly /en ray jid lee, rayjd /, adv. enragement, n. /en rayj /, v.t., enraged, enraging. to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate: His supercilious attitude enraged me. [1490 1500; < MF enrager. See EN 1, RAGE] Syn. anger, inflame …   Universalium

  • enrage — en•rage [[t]ɛnˈreɪdʒ[/t]] v. t. raged, rag•ing to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate • Etymology: 1490–1500; < MF enrager en•rag′ed•ly, adv. syn: enrage, incense, infuriate imply stirring to violent anger. To enrage or to… …   From formal English to slang

  • incense — See enrage. See enrage, incense …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • enrage — See enrage, incense …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • Incense — In*cense , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incensing}.] [L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref. in in + root of candere to glow. See {Candle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incense — incense1 [in′sens΄] n. [ME encens < OFr < LL incensum, incense < neut. of L incensus, pp. of incendere, to kindle, inflame < in , in, on + candere, to burn, shine: see CANDESCENT] 1. any of various substances, as gums or resins,… …   English World dictionary

  • incense — I verb accendere, aggravate, agitate, anger, antagonize, arouse, arouse ire, arouse resentment, cause dislike, cause loathing, cause resentment, chafe, discompose, disquiet, embitter, embroil, enkindle, enrage, envenom, exacerbate, exasperate,… …   Law dictionary

  • incense — n redolence, *fragrance, perfume, bouquet Analogous words: odor, aroma, *smell incense vb enrage, infuriate, *anger, madden Analogous words: exasperate, irritate, rile, provoke, nettle, aggravate: *offend, outrage, affront, insult …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • incense — [n] strongly fragrant smoke aroma, balm, bouquet, burnt offering, essence, flame, frankincense, fuel, myrrh, odor, perfume, punk, redolence, scent, spice; concepts 599,600 incense [v] make very angry anger, ask for it*, bother, disgust, egg on*,… …   New thesaurus

  • Enrage — En*rage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enraging}.] [F. enrager to be enraged; pref. en (L. in) + rage rage. See {Rage}.] To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make furious. Syn: To irritate; incense; inflame;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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