antagonize
1. [ verb ] provoke the hostility of
Synonyms: antagonise
Examples:

"Don't antagonize your boss"

Related terms: annoy hostility antagonism
2. [ verb ] act in opposition to
Synonyms: counteract antagonise
Related terms: act antagonism
Similar spelling:   antagonise
  antagonizing
  antagonist
  antagonism
  antagonistic
  Antigonia
  Antigone