reantagonize
əˌnaɪz 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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antagonize or antagonise (ænˈtæɡəˌnaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make hostile; annoy or irritate |
| 2. | to act in opposition to or counteract |
| [C17: from Greek antagōnizesthai, from | |
| antagonise or antagonise | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Greek antagōnizesthai, from | |
| an'tagonizable or antagonise | |
| —adj | |
| an'tagonisable or antagonise | |
| —adj | |
| antagoni'zation or antagonise | |
| —n | |
| antagoni'sation or antagonise | |
| —n | |
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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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