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Antagonize

//ænˈtæɡ.ɪ.naɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction). transitive

    "The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears."

  2. 2
    provoke the hostility of wordnet
  3. 3
    act in opposition to wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai), from ἀντι- (anti-) + ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai).

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