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antagonize Verb[edit] antagonize ‎(third-person singular simple present antagonizes, present participle antagonizing, simple past and past participle antagonized) (transitive) To work against; oppose; especially to incite reaction.
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Putin Says Assassination Of Russian Ambassador Is Provocation Aimed At Disrupting Syria Peace Process In a televized statement on state TV, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the blackguard assassination on Russia's ambassador to Turkey, who was killed by a gunman on Monday in what Russia dubbed a terrorist act, is obviously a provocation aimed at disrupting the normalization of Russian-Turkish relations and the failure of the peace ...
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- Definition of alienate for English Language Learners. : to make (someone) unfriendly : to cause (someone) to stop being friendly, helpful, etc., towards you.
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estrange Estrange, alienate, disaffect share the sense of causing (someone) to turn away from a previously held state of affection, comradeship, or allegiance. Estrange often implies replacement of love or belonging by apathy or hostility: erstwhile lovers estranged by a misunderstanding. Alienate often calls attention to the cause of antagonism or separation: His inconsiderate behavior alienated both friends and family.
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mitigate Mitigate, whose central meaning is “to lessen” or “to make less severe,” is sometimes confused with militate, which means “to have effect or influence; weigh on.” This mix-up often occurs in the use of the phrase mitigate against, as follows: This criticism in no way mitigates (read militates) against your going ahead with your research. Although this use of mitigate occasionally occurs in edited writing, it is rare and is widely regarded as an error.
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aggrandize The definition of aggrandize means to make something bigger or more powerful or to make it appear so. To make your farm larger by purchasing the neighboring farm is an example of aggrandize. -·dized·, -·diz·ing. to make greater, more powerful, richer, etc.: often used reflexively.
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- She had not much of anything to say to her father, for that matter; but he did not antagonize her. So we had given the thing up, for the present; it would be poor wisdom to antagonize the Church. All to be seen was shame for captivity and regret for the right to antagonize.
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- 1 first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of antagonizar. 2  third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of antagonizar. 3  third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of antagonizar.  third-person singular (você) negative imperative of antagonizar.
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How Many CCs Are Equal to 1 ML? There is 1 milliliter in 1 cubic centimeter. There is a 1:1 ratio between the two units of measurement, so they can be used interchangeably.
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Demagogue History and definition of the word. The word demagogue, originally meaning a leader of the common people, was first coined in ancient Greece with no negative connotation, but eventually came to mean a troublesome kind of leader who occasionally arose in Athenian democracy.
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siege besieging - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack. beleaguering, military blockade, siege. blockade, encirclement - a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy.
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Closet paint color I paint my closets in fun accent colors offsetting my neutral paint colors; i.e., gray master ensuite, spa blue master closet. Taupe hallway, citron linen closet. Gray green laundry, coral pantry.
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devastation neutralisation, neutralization - (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) sabotage - a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged. extermination, liquidation - the act of exterminating. holocaust - an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire); a nuclear holocaust. demolition - the act of demolishing. spoliation - (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence.
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desensitize Definition of desensitize. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to make (a sensitized or hypersensitive individual) insensitive or nonreactive to a sensitizing agent. 3  2 : to make emotionally insensitive or callous; specifically : to extinguish an emotional response (as of fear, anxiety, or guilt) to stimuli that formerly induced it.
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alienate verb (used with object), alienated, alienating. 1. to make indifferent or hostile: By refusing to get a job, he has alienated his entire family. 2. to cause to be withdrawn or isolated from the objective world: Bullying alienates already shy students from their classmates.
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penalize Definition of penalize for English Language Learners. : 1  to punish (someone or something) for breaking a rule or a law. : 2  to give (someone) an unfair disadvantage.
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- Full Definition of PROVOKE. transitive verb. 1. a archaic: to arouse to a feeling or action b: to incite to anger. 2.— pro·vok·er noun. See provoke defined for English-language learners.See provoke defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.rovoke, excite, stimulate, pique, quicken mean to arouse as if by pricking. provoke directs attention to the response called forth. excite implies a stirring up or moving profoundly. stimulate suggests a rousing out of lethargy, quiescence, or indifference. pique suggests stimulating by mild irritation or challenge.
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demagogue a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people. 2. (in ancient times) a leader of the people. verb (used with object), demagogued, demagoguing.
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intimidate bludgeon. To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example: browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, menace, threaten. Informal: strong-arm.ludgeon. To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example: browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, menace, threaten. Informal: strong-arm.
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conciliate mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators; propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up; conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences.
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antagonism 1. biochemistry-the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry. antagonism - (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure.
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- Define intimidate: to make timid or fearful : frighten; especially : to compel or deter by or as if by threats — intimidate in a sentence
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galvanize Definition of galvanize for English Language Learners. : to cause (people) to become so excited or concerned about an issue, idea, etc., that they want to do something about it. : to cause (a force that is capable of causing change) to become active.
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Definition of 'galvanize' To galvanize someone means to cause them to take action, for example by making them feel very excited, afraid, or angry. The aid appeal has galvanised the German business community. They have been galvanised into collective action–militarily, politically and economically.
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massacre Massacre definition, the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder. See more. Dictionary.com
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Definitions &Translations Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: intimidation (Noun) The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation. Origin: From as if *, from intimidare; see intimidate.