Crossword clues for antagonize
antagonize
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Antagonize \An*tag"o*nize\, v. i. To act in opposition.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, "to compete with," from Greek antagonizesthai "to struggle against, oppose, be a rival" (see antagonist). Meaning "to struggle against continuously" is recorded from 1742. Related: Antagonized; antagonizing.
Wiktionary
alt. (context transitive English) To work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction. vb. (context transitive English) To work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction.
WordNet
v. provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" [syn: antagonise]
act in opposition to [syn: antagonise, counteract]
Usage examples of "antagonize".
She must try not to antagonize Lucien, which would not help her, but would serve only to keep him on guard.
They conducted their duties humbly and reticently, with a minimum of fuss, and went to great lengths not to antagonize anyone.
The Indian issue makes a certain amount of stir here, but less than one would expect because all the big newspapers have conspired to misrepresent it and the Indian intellectuals in this country go out of their way to antagonize those likeliest to help them.
Apprehending that his report might be antagonized by evidence of a contrary spirit shown in the South by the action of their conventions, Mr.
Both ignored agriculture and imperial problems, and both antagonized the middle classes.
By antagonizing this declaration the Democrats strove to convince the country that it was the accepted doctrine of their political opponents, and that they were themselves the true and tried friends of the Union.
A Socialist movement which can swing the mass of the people behind it, drive the pro-Fascists out of positions of control, wipe out the grosser injustices and let the working class see that they have something to fight for, win over the middle classes instead of antagonizing them, produce a workable imperial policy instead of a mixture of humbug and Utopianism, bring patriotism and intelligence into partnership -- for the first time, a movement of such a kind becomes possible.
Besides, he knew that an attack on Dade would be resented by Betty, and he felt a strange reluctance toward further antagonizing her.
To Chris Paget, three justices formed their own frieze of conflicting attitudes: Fini satisfied, Masters antagonized, Glynn torn and deeply troubled.
Ansra had done nothing to aid Prane, antagonizing her and adding to the tension within the ship.
She tucked the bills back into her purse and, just to antagonize him, pointed her brolly toward the door.
We should, while endeavoring to uphold loyally and expound conscientiously our social and moral principles in all their essence and purity, in all their bearings upon the divers phases of human society, insure that no direct reference or particular criticism in our exposition of the fundamentals of the Faith would tend to antagonize any existing institution, or help to identify a purely spiritual movement with the base clamorings and contentions of warring sects, factions and nations.
Beryl had no desire to antagonize Targonne, who would most certainly run tattling to Malys that he was being mistreated.
But if he ever wanted to get anything out of Poly it THE ARM OF THE STARFISH would not do to antagonize her now.
Panetta that public criticism of the new independent counsel would antagonize Starr and wind up hurting the president.