antagonize
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- antagonise (non-Oxford British English)
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai), from ἀντι- (anti-) + ἀγωνίζεσθαι (agōnízesthai).[1][2]
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antagonize (third-person singular simple present antagonizes, present participle antagonizing, simple past and past participle antagonized)
- (transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
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to oppose
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- ^ “antagonize”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “antagonize, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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antagonize
- inflection of antagonizar: