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Dictionary: in·fu·ri·ate   (ĭn-fyʊr'ē-āt') pronunciation
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To make furious; enrage.

adj. Archaic (ĭn-fyʊr'ē-ĭt)
Furious.

[Medieval Latin īnfuriāre, īnfuriāt- : Latin in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + Latin furiāre, to enrage (from furia, fury; see fury).]

infuriatingly in·fu'ri·at'ing·ly adv.
infuriation in·fu'ri·a'tion n.

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verb

    To cause to feel or show anger: anger, burn (up), enrage, incense1, madden, provoke. Idioms: make one hot under the collar, make one's blood boil, put one's back up. See feelings.

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v

Definition: make very angry
Antonyms: make happy, please, soothe


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make furious
  Synonyms: outrage, exasperate, incense


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre rasende
adj. - være rasende

Nederlands (Dutch)
tot razernij brengen, kwaad maken, razend

Français (French)
v. tr. - rendre furieux, exaspérer
adj. - furieux (arch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - wütend machen, aufbringen
adj. - wütend, ärgerlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαγριώνω, εξοργίζω

Italiano (Italian)
far andare in furia, infuriato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enraivecer

Русский (Russian)
приводить в ярость

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - enfurecer, poner furioso, exasperar, exasperante
adj. - enfurecido, furioso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra rasande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
激怒, 狂怒的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 激怒
adj. - 狂怒的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 격노시키다
adj. - 격노하는

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 激怒させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغيظ, يحنق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכעיס, עורר זעם‬
adj. - ‮רותח מכעס‬


 
 
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