antagonize
verb (used with object)
to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of.
were antagonizing
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past progressiveof antagonize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. and Russia have cooperated and fraternized marvellously in space even as their leaders were antagonizing each other.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2017
