[rage] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL rabia, fr. L rabies rage, madness, fr. rabere to be mad; akin to Skt rabhas violence] (14c) 1 a: violent and uncontrolled anger b: a fit of violent wrath c archaic: insanity
2: violent action (as of wind or sea)
3: an intense feeling: passion
4: a fad pursued with intense enthusiasm "was all the ~" syn see anger, fashion
[2]rage vi raged ; rag.ing (14c) 1: to be in a rage
2: to be in tumult
3: to prevail uncontrollably