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      antagonise
      Roots
      antiant- · Greek · againstagonagon- · Greek · contest, struggle-izein-ise · Greek · to make, do
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      Where does antagonise come from?

      The word antagonise breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: ant-, from Greek anti (“against”); agon, from Greek agon (“contest, struggle”); and -ise, from Greek -izein (“to make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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