different between antagonize vs revile

English

Alternative forms

• antagonise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Verb

antagonize (third-person singular simple present antagonizes, present participle antagonizing, simple past and past participle antagonized)

1. (transitive) to work against; to oppose (especially to incite reaction)

   Synonyms: harass, oppose, pester

   Antonyms: appease, quell

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Portuguese

Verb

antagonize

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
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of antagonizar

English

Etymology

From Middle English revilen, from re + Old French aviler (“to make vile or cheap, disprize, disesteem”), from a- (“to”) + vil (“vile, cheap”); see vile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???va?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Verb

revile (third-person singular simple present reviles, present participle reviling, simple past and past participle reviled)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To attack (someone) with abusive language.

   • who, when he was reviled, reviled not again

Synonyms

• calumniate
• reproach
• scold
• vilify
• vituperate

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Noun

revile (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) reproach; reviling

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Further reading

• revile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• revile in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• eviler, levier, liever, relive, veiler