295: enrage versus outrage Sep 29, 2015

Appearances can be deceiving. 'Enrage' was once spelt as 'inrage' but that still doesn't make it the opposite of 'outrage'. Outrage comes from Middle English in the senses ‘lack of moderation’, or even violence based on Latin ultra ‘beyond’. Enrage, on the other hand, comes from 'en-' or 'in-' meaning ‘into’ and 'rage'; the 'en-' was reinforced by Old French.