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ire
I. \ˈī(ə)r, ˈīə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ira; akin to Old English foost haste, zeal, Old Saxon oƀast haste, zeal, Old Norse eisa to race forward, Greek hieros powerful, supernatural, holy, sacred, inein, inan to empty out, defecate, oistros gadfly, frenzy, Sanskrit iṣṇāti, iṣyati he sets in motion, swings; basic meaning: moving rapidly
: anger, wrath
< provocation enough to arouse the ire of a saint >
Synonyms: see anger
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to provoke to anger : arouse ire in
< reads a piece in his local newspaper that ires him — Sidney Atkinson >
: anger, irritate
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening
dialect : iron |