英语词汇“antagonize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

antagonizeantagonize /ænˈtægəˌnaɪz/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYantagonize

Origin: 1600-1700 Greek antagonizesthai, from anti- + agonizesthai to fight

VERB TABLE

antagonize

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	antagonize
	he, she, it	antagonizes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	antagonized
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have antagonized
	he, she, it	has antagonized
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had antagonized
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will antagonize
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have antagonized

Continuous Form
Present	I	am antagonizing
	he, she, it	is antagonizing
	you, we, they	are antagonizing
Past	I, he, she, it	was antagonizing
	you, we, they	were antagonizing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been antagonizing
	he, she, it	has been antagonizing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been antagonizing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be antagonizing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been antagonizing

to make someone feel angry with you by doing something that he or she does not like: The White House is reluctant to antagonize its allies. [Origin: 1600–1700 Greek antagonizesthai, from anti- + agonizesthai to fight]