Antagonize vs Incite - What's the difference?
antagonize | incite |
To work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction.
To rouse, stir up or excite.
As verbs the difference between antagonize and incite
is that antagonize is to work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction while incite is .antagonize
English
Alternative forms
* antagonise (non-Oxford British spelling)Verb
- The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears.
Synonyms
* pester, harass, opposeAntonyms
* appease, quellincite
English
Verb
(incit)- The judge was told by the accused that his friends had to incite him to commit the crime.