antagonize
verb /ænˈtæɡənaɪz/
/ænˈtæɡənaɪz/
(British English also antagonise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they antagonize | /ænˈtæɡənaɪz/ /ænˈtæɡənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it antagonizes | /ænˈtæɡənaɪzɪz/ /ænˈtæɡənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple antagonized | /ænˈtæɡənaɪzd/ /ænˈtæɡənaɪzd/ |
| past participle antagonized | /ænˈtæɡənaɪzd/ /ænˈtæɡənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form antagonizing | /ænˈtæɡənaɪzɪŋ/ /ænˈtæɡənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- antagonize somebody to do something to make somebody angry with you
- Not wishing to antagonize her further, he said no more.
Word Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘struggle against’): from Greek antagōnizesthai, from ant- ‘against’ + agōnizesthai ‘struggle’ (from agōn ‘contest’).