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单词 antagonize
释义 an·tag·o·nize
verb
or an·tag·o·nise \an.ˈtagəˌnīz, aan-\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Greek antagōnizesthai, from anti- anti- (I) + agōnizesthai to struggle, from agōn contest — more at agony
transitive verb
1.
 a. archaic : to contend with : oppose
  < stormed the castle and antagonized the enemy in pitched battle >
 b. : counteract
  < the coldness of the air antagonizing the warmth of the metal >
  : act in opposition to
  < these effects are antagonized by atropine — Ernest Bueding & Harry Most >
2. : to make antagonistic : incur or provoke the hostility of
 < antagonize his friends by open criticism of their actions >
intransitive verb
: to arouse antagonism against oneself
 < a personality that antagonizes almost immediately >
Synonyms: see contest
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