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verb (used with object)
1.
to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
2.
to act in opposition to; oppose.
verb (used without object)
3.
Rare. to act antagonistically.
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Antagonization
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Also, especially British, an·tag·o·nise.
Related forms
an·tag·o·niz·a·ble, adjective
an·tag·o·ni·za·tion, noun
re·an·tag·o·nize, verb (used with object), -nized, -niz·ing.
un·an·tag·o·niz·a·ble, adjective
un·an·tag·o·nized, adjective
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Word Origin & History
antagonize
1630s, "to compete with," from Gk. antagonizesthai "to struggle against" (see antagonist). Meaning "to struggle against continuously" is recorded from 1742.
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