antagonize
1antagonize — 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… …
2Antagonize — 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] …
3Antagonize — An*tag o*nize, v. i. To act in opposition. [1913 Webster] …
4antagonize — 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… …
5antagonize — (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 …
6antagonize — (Amer.) an tag·o·nize || naɪz v. cause to hate, make an enemy of; cause hostility, provoke antagonism; oppose, counteract (also antagonise) …
7antagonize — *resist, withstand, contest, oppose, fight, combat, conflict Analogous words: *attack, assail, assault: *offend, outrage, affront, insult: *incite, foment, instigate Antonyms: conciliate Contrasted words: *pacify …
8antagonize — [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 …
9antagonize — (also antagonise) ► VERB ▪ make hostile …
10antagonize — [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 …
