verb
1. act in opposition to (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑antagonize, ↑counteract
• Derivationally related forms: ↑antagonism
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
2. provoke the hostility of
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Don't antagonize your boss
• Syn: ↑antagonize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑antagonism, ↑antagonism (for: ↑antagonize)
• Hypernyms:
↑annoy, ↑rag, ↑get to, ↑bother, ↑get at, ↑irritate, ↑rile, ↑nark, ↑nettle, ↑gravel, ↑vex, ↑chafe, ↑devil
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s somebody
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The performance is likely to antagonise Sue
Useful english dictionary. 2012.