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antagonize

verb
/ænˈtæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/UK/ænˈtæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/CA/ænˈtæɡ.ɪ.nɑez/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai), from ἀντι- (anti-) + ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai). By surface analysis, ant- + agon + -ize.

  1. borrowed from ἀνταγωνίζομαι

Definitions

  1. To work against

    To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).

    • The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears.

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at antagonize. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at antagonize. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at antagonize

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA