antagonize
/ænˈtægənaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
1- cause (someone) to become hostile造成(某人的)对抗; 引起(某人的)敌意:
the aim was to antagonize visiting supporters.
目的是使来访支持者反抗。
1.1
- Biochemistry (of a substance) act as an antagonist of (a substance or its action)【生化】(物质)起拮抗作用。
词源
mid 18th cent. (in the sense 'struggle against'): from Greek antagōnizesthai, from ant- 'against' + agōnizesthai 'struggle' (from agōn 'contest').