antagonize
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- antagonise (non-Oxford British English)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνίζεσθαι (antagōnízesthai), from ἀντι- (anti-) + ἀγωνίζεσθαι (agōnízesthai).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]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).
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to oppose
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References
[edit]- ^ “antagonize”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “antagonize, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Portuguese
[edit]Verb
[edit]antagonize
- inflection of antagonizar: