Outraging

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Outrage \Out"rage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outragen}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Outraging}.] [F. outrager. See {Outrage}, n.]
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     1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat
        with violence or excessive abuse.
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              Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have
              hope of doing it without a return.    --Atterbury.
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              This interview outrages all decency.  --Broome.
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     2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault
        upon (a female).
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     3. To cause to become very angry; as, the burning of the flag
        outraged the small conservative town.
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