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Verb: antagonize  an'ta-gu,nIz
  1. Provoke the hostility of
    "Don't antagonize your boss";
    - antagonise [Brit]
     
  2. Act in opposition to
    - antagonise [Brit], counteract

Derived forms: antagonizing, antagonizes, antagonized

Type of: act, annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at [informal], get to, gravel [US], irritate, move, nark [Brit, slang], nettle, rag, rile, roil [N. Amer], tick off [informal], vex

Encyclopedia: Antagonize