antagonize

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Verb

antagonize (antagonizes, present participle antagonizing; simple past and past participle antagonized)

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

   Synonyms: harass, oppose, pester

   Antonyms: appease, quell

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

Translations

• French: contrarier, antagoniser
• German: antagonisieren, entgegenwirken, bekämpfen, zu seinem Gegner machen, anfeinden, provozieren, anpöbeln
• Italian: opporsi
• Portuguese: antagonizar
• Spanish: antagonizar

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