Definition of rage

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rage    (rj) KEY  

NOUN:

1. 1. Violent, explosive anger. See Synonyms at anger.
   2. A fit of anger.
2. Furious intensity, as of a storm or disease.
3. A burning desire; a passion.
4. A current, eagerly adopted fashion; a fad or craze: when torn jeans were all the rage.

intr.v.
raged , rag·ing , rag·es

1. To speak or act in violent anger: raged at the mindless bureaucracy.
2. To move with great violence or intensity: A storm raged through the mountains.
3. To spread or prevail forcefully: The plague raged for months.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin rabia, from Latin rabis, from rabere, to be mad

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