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antagonize (v.)
1630s, "to compete with," from Greek
antagonizesthai
"to struggle against, oppose, be a rival" (see
antagonist
). Meaning "to struggle against continuously" is recorded from 1742. Related:
Antagonized
;
antagonizing
.