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Antonyms for infuriate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb in-fyoor-ee-eyt; adjective in-fyoor-ee-it
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪnˈfyʊər iˌeɪt; adjective ɪnˈfyʊər i ɪt



Definition of infuriate

Origin :
  • 1660s, from Italian infuriato, from Medieval Latin infuriatus, past participle of infuriare "to madden," from Latin in furia "in a fury," from ablative of furia (see fury). Related: Infuriated; infuriating; infuriatingly.
  • verb make angry
Example sentences :
  • The firebrand only seemed to infuriate the animal and he charged.
  • Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
  • At this the grief and choler of Alcides blazed forth dark and infuriate.
  • Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil
  • In this manner he sought to infuriate Frank and lead him to some act of rashness.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
  • There were times when her sympathy appeared to her almost to infuriate him.
  • Extract from : « Virginia » by Ellen Glasgow
  • The sight of their progeny seems to infuriate them in a curious manner.
  • Extract from : « Domesticated Animals » by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
  • Continuous and unwonted defeat might infuriate some men to a great effort.
  • Extract from : « Gladiator » by Philip Wylie
  • It might infuriate a huge beast, and so endanger all of their lives.
  • Extract from : « Meg of Mystery Mountain » by Grace May North
  • That smile was enough to infuriate the bruiser beyond description.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Triumph » by Burt L. Standish
  • Did he talk slowly, naturally, or was he trying to infuriate Abie?
  • Extract from : « Joan of the Journal » by Helen Diehl Olds
  • I could have done nothing better calculated to infuriate him.
  • Extract from : « The Shoes of Fortune » by Neil Munro

Synonyms for infuriate

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