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ANTAGONISE

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 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they antagonise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it antagonises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: antagonised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: antagonised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: antagonising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Provoke the hostility ofplay

Example:

Don't antagonize your boss

Synonyms:

antagonise; antagonize

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "antagonise" is one way to...):

annoy; bother; chafe; devil; get at; get to; gravel; irritate; nark; nettle; rag; rile; vex (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The performance is likely to antagonise Sue


Derivation:

antagonism (an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility)

antagonism (a state of deep-seated ill-will)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Act in opposition toplay

Synonyms:

antagonise; antagonize; counteract

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "antagonise" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

antagonism (the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors)

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