[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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Antagonize \An*tag"o*nize\, v. i.
To act in opposition.
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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]