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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. provoke the hostility of;
- Example: "Don't antagonize your boss"
[syn: antagonize, antagonise]

2. act in opposition to;
[syn: antagonize, antagonise, counteract]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Antagonize \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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Antagonize \An*tag"o*nize\, v. i. To act in opposition. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

antagonize v 1: provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" [syn: antagonize, antagonise] 2: act in opposition to [syn: antagonize, antagonise, counteract]