Definition
To place in direct opposition; to present as an antithesis or stark contrast.
Etymology
From antithesis + -ize (to make or do). This verb allows writers to actively create antitheses in their writing, turning the noun into an action.
Kelly Says
When a writer 'antithesizes' two ideas, they're deliberately setting them up as absolute opposites to make a point more powerfully—like 'blessed are the poor' antithesizes what society normally values.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንተትሰም (antetseme)
an-te-tse-me
ARالعربية
مخالفة (mukhaalafa)
moo-kha-la-fa
BNবাংলা
বিরোধিতা করা (birodhita kara)
bi-rodh-i-ta kara
CACatalà
antinomitzar
an-ti-no-mi-tzar
CSČeština
antitetizovat
an-ti-te-ti-zo-vat
DADansk
antitetisere
an-ti-te-ti-se-re
DEDeutsch
antithetisieren
an-ti-the-ti-ze-ren
ELΕλληνικά
αντιθέσεις (antitheseis)
an-ti-the-se-is
ESEspañol
antinomizar
an-ti-no-mi-zar
FAفارسی
مخالفت (makhālefat)
makh-a-le-fat
FISuomi
antiteesoida
an-ti-tees-oi-da
FRFrançais
antithétiser
an-ti-te-si-ser
GUGU
અનિતિસમ (anitisam)
an-i-ti-sam
HEעברית
סותרת (seteret)
se-te-ret
HIहिन्दी
विरोधाभास करना (virodhaabhas karna)
vi-roh-dha-a-bhas kar-na
HUMagyar
antitézis
an-ti-te-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
antinomisasi
an-ti-no-mo-si-zi
ITItaliano
antinomizzare
an-ti-no-mi-zar-re
JA日本語
対立する (たいりつする)
tai-ri-tsu-suru
KKKK
антитеза (antiteza)
an-ti-te-za
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង (bra-cha-a-ng)
bra-cha-a-ng
KO한국어
반대하다 (ban-dae-hada)
ban-dae-ha-da
MRMR
अनितीसम (anitisam)
an-i-ti-sam
MSBahasa Melayu
antitesis
an-ti-te-sis
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ (pyaun-lwe)
pyaun-lwe
NLNederlands
antithetiseren
an-ti-the-ti-se-ren
NONorsk
antitetiserer
an-ti-te-ti-se-rer
PAPA
ਅਨਿਤੀਸਮ (anitisam)
an-i-ti-sam
PLPolski
antytezować
an-ti-te-zo-vat'
PTPortuguês
antinomizar
an-ti-no-mi-zar
RORomână
antiteza
an-ti-te-za
RUРусский
антитезировать
an-ti-te-zi-ro-vat'
SVSvenska
antitetisera
an-ti-te-ti-se-ra
SWKiswahili
upinzani
u-pin-za-ni
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பாடு (etirpaadu)
e-thir-pa-adu
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధత (viruddhata)
vi-rud-dha-ta
THไทย
ขัดแย้ง (khat-yaeng)
khat-yaeng
TRTürkçe
antinomik
an-ti-no-mik
UKУкраїнська
антитезувати
an-ti-te-zu-vat'
URاردو
تناقض (tanāqiz)
ta-na-qiz
VITiếng Việt
mâu thuẫn
mau-thuan
YOYO
agba-agba
ag-ba-ag-ba
ZUZU
antithesis
an-ti-the-sis