Antagonize

ahd-5
  • transitive verb. To incur the dislike of; provoke hostility or enmity in.
  • transitive verb. To counteract.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To act in opposition to; oppose; counteract; hinder.
  • To act antagonistically or in opposition.
  • Also spelled antagonise.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To act in opposition.
  • transitive verb. To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. provoke the hostility of
  • verb. act in opposition to
    • Word Usage
    "If he does not reply promptly he must pay a forfeit or he must pay a forfeit if he uses a word which would show disloyalty to his country such as antagonize it, abhor it, etc. etc."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    appease  quell  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    act  annoy  bother  chafe  devil  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    agonize  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aggravate  alienate  battle  be antipathetic  be inimical  
    verb-form
    antagonized  antagonizes  antagonizing  
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