OUTRAGING

Verb

outraging

present participle of outrage

Noun

outraging (plural outragings)

(archaic) The committing of an outrage.

Anagrams

• ragouting

Source: Wiktionary

OUTRAGE

Out*rage", v. t. Etym: [Out + rage.]

Definition: To rage in excess of. [R.] Young.

Out"rage, n. Etym: [F. outrage; OF. outre, oltre, beyond (F. outre, L. ultra) + -age, as, in courage, voyage. See Ulterior.]

1. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. Chaucer. He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country. Spenser.

2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Syn.

– Affront; insult; abuse. See Affront.

Out"rage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outragen; p. pr. & vb. n. Outraging.] Etym: [F. outrager. See Outrage, n.]

1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse. Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have hope of doing it without a return. Atterbury. This interview outrages all decency. Broome.

2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).

Out"rage, v. t.

Definition: To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition