Definition of INFURIATE

infuriate

Verb

  • make furious
  • To make furious or mad with anger; to fill with fury.

Adj

  • Filled with, characterized by or expressing fury.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1667; borrowed from Medieval Latin infuriātus (“enraged”), perfect passive participle of infuriō (“to enrage”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin furia (“rage, fury, frenzy”); perhaps via Italian infuriato.

Scrabble Score: 12

infuriate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
infuriate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
infuriate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

infuriate: valid Words With Friends Word