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 — (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
