Antagonize \An*tag"o*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Antagonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Antagonozing}.] [Gr. ?. See {Antagonism}.] To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.
Antagonize \An*tag"o*nize\, v. i. To act in opposition.
"We believe they are not addressing the issues because they don't want to antagonize or offend the Anglo community," LULAC president Jose Garcia De Lara told a press conference.
Perhaps the greatest of Saddam Hussein's many blunders was to antagonize both at the same time, while forgetting that there was no countervailing power in the world that he could call to his aid against the U.S.
However, she said, this only seemed to antagonize them.
Privately, he is determined not to allow Mr. Denktas to antagonize him.
The White House clearly hopes that Judge Souter and his vague record on abortion won't antagonize anyone.
But they soon departed as liabilities, leaving the agencies with "technocrat" administrators and instructions not to antagonize either the public or business.
The extra capability is concentrated in Saudi Arabia, but analysts say there are doubts the Saudis would be willing to antagonize Iraq by stepping up output.
Lee has moved cautiously, however, to not antagonize elderly Nationalist conservatives wary about the quick pace of change Chiang Ching-kuo introduced.