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antagonise

antagonise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.

Meaning of antagonize

Verb

antagonize (third-person singular simple present antagonizes, present participle antagonizing, simple past and past participle antagonized)

  1. (transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
    • The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears.
    Antonyms:
    appease, quell

Forms of antagonise

third-person singular presentantagonises
present participleantagonising
past participleantagonised
pastantagonised

Words formed from antagonise

Questions about antagonise

What is antagonise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Antagonise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of antagonize.

Words near antagonise in the dictionary

  1. antagomirs
  2. antagonically
  3. antagonisable
  4. antagonisation
  5. antagonisations
  6. antagonise
  7. antagonised
  8. antagoniser
  9. antagonisers
  10. antagonises
  11. antagonising

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