antagonize
11antagonize — 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… …
12antagonize — [[t]æntæ̱gənaɪz[/t]] antagonizes, antagonizing, antagonized VERB If you antagonize someone, you make them feel angry or hostile towards you. [V n] He didn t want to antagonize her. Syn: aggravate (in BRIT, also use antagonise) …
13antagonize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. alienate, offend, set against; see alienate , anger 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [an TAG uh niyz] to rile another; to offend or make angry. Husbands and wives who antagonize one another often end… …
14antagonize — an|tag|o|nize also antagonise BrE [ænˈtægənaız] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: antagonizesthai, from anti ( ANTI ) + agonizesthai to fight (from agon; AGONY)] to annoy someone very much by doing something that they do not like ▪ Do not… …
15antagonize — an|tag|o|nize [ æn tægə,naız ] verb transitive to make someone feel angry with you, so that they start to dislike you or have a negative attitude toward you: They were always careful not to antagonize rural voters …
16antagonize — also ise BrE verb (T) to annoy someone very much by doing something that they do not like: Do not do anything to antagonize your customers …
17antagonize — verb have I done something to antagonize you? Syn: arouse hostility in, alienate; anger, annoy, provoke, vex, irritate; rub the wrong way; informal aggravate, rile, needle, rattle someone s cage, get someone s back up Ant: pacify, placate …
18antagonize — transitive verb ( nized; nizing) Etymology: Greek antagōnizesthai, from anti + agōnizesthai to struggle, from agōn contest more at agony Date: circa 1742 1. to act in opposition to ; counteract 2. to incur or …
19antagonize — antagonizable, adj. antagonization, n. /an tag euh nuyz /, v., antagonized, antagonizing. v.t. 1. to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters. 2. to act in opposition to; oppose. v.i. 3. Rare …
20antagonize — verb To work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction. The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears. Syn: excruciate, pester, harass, oppose Ant: appease …
