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To work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction.
The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears.
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antagonize — The dominant sense now is ‘to evoke hostility or opposition or enmity in’: • Not wishing to antagonise the Colonel or his Officers, I suggested a compromise B. Millim, 1991. Its earlier meaning ‘to contend with, oppose’ is not recorded in the… … Modern English usage
Antagonize — An*tag o*nize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Antagonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Antagonozing}.] [Gr. ?. See {Antagonism}.] To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Antagonize — An*tag o*nize, v. i. To act in opposition. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antagonize — I verb act in opposition to, aggress, alienate, cause dislike, cause offense, cause umbrage, compete with, conflict with, contend against, counteract, cross, destroy good will, disaffect, displease, embitter, envenom, estrange, excite hate, go… … Law dictionary
antagonize — (v.) 1630s, to compete with, from Gk. antagonizesthai to struggle against, oppose, be a rival (see ANTAGONIST (Cf. antagonist)). Meaning to struggle against continuously is recorded from 1742. Related: Antagonized; antagonizing … Etymology dictionary
antagonize — (Amer.) an tag·o·nize || naɪz v. cause to hate, make an enemy of; cause hostility, provoke antagonism; oppose, counteract (also antagonise) … English contemporary dictionary
antagonize — *resist, withstand, contest, oppose, fight, combat, conflict Analogous words: *attack, assail, assault: *offend, outrage, affront, insult: *incite, foment, instigate Antonyms: conciliate Contrasted words: *pacify … New Dictionary of Synonyms
antagonize — [v] cause problem; oppose alienate, anger, annoy, counteract, estrange, insult, irritate, neutralize, offend, repel, struggle, work against; concepts 7,19,231 Ant. agree, aid, help … New thesaurus
antagonize — (also antagonise) ► VERB ▪ make hostile … English terms dictionary
antagonize — [an tag′ə nīz΄] vt. antagonized, antagonizing [Gr antagōnizesthai, to struggle against < anti , against + agōnizesthai: see AGONIZE] 1. to oppose or counteract 2. to incur the dislike of; make an enemy of … English World dictionary
antagonize — UK [ænˈtæɡənaɪz] / US [ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms antagonize : present tense I/you/we/they antagonize he/she/it antagonizes present participle antagonizing past tense antagonized past participle antagonized to make someone feel… … English dictionary
