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antagonizes

antagonizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 antagonizes

alternative formantagonises

Questions about antagonizes

What is antagonizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Antagonizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of antagonize.

Words near antagonizes in the dictionary

  1. antagonizations
  2. antagonize
  3. antagonized
  4. antagonizer
  5. antagonizers
  6. antagonizes
  7. antagonizing
  8. antagony
  9. antagonym
  10. antagonyms
  11. antags

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