antagonize

[An*tagĀ·o*nize]

To antagonize is to provoke someone to react angrily. If your mother tells you to stop antagonizing your brother, she's asking you to stop making him mad.

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To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.

Verb
provoke the hostility of; "Don''t antagonize your boss"

Verb
act in opposition to


v. t.
To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.

v. i.
To act in opposition.


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.

To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.

To act in opposition.

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Usage Examples

You've got to honor your relationship with your audience - that they sit down because they want to be entertained. And that doesn't mean you can't provoke them and antagonize them and challenge them in the course of the entertainment as long as you keep the entertainment part of the equation alive.

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