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antagonize
antagonize (also antagonise British English) /ænˈtæɡənaɪz/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Greek
 Origin: antagonizesthai, from anti- ( anti-) + agonizesthai 'to fight' (from agon; , agony)
to annoy someone very much by doing something that they do not like:
    Do not antagonize your customers.