ANTAGONIZE


Meaning of ANTAGONIZE in English

or antagonise

■ verb

1》 make hostile.

2》 Biochemistry act as an antagonist of (a substance).

Origin

C18 (in the sense 'struggle against'): from Gk antagōnizesthai , from ant- 'against' + agōnizesthai 'struggle'.

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