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Antagonist (health)


"In biochemistry, an antagonist acts against and blocks an action. For example, insulin lowers the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood, whereas another hormone called glucagon raises it; therefore, insulin and glucagon are antagonists. An antagonist is the opposite of an agonist which stimulates an action. Antagonists and agonists are key players in pharmacology and in the chemistry of the human body."





castigate (iou)



castigate verb trans. E17.
[Latin castigat- pa. ppl stem of castigare, from castus pure: see -ATE3.]
Inflict suffering on to punish or subdue; chastise; rebuke severely. E17.
A. Brink Castigating my body like some mediaeval nun. H. Kissinger An editorial castigating the Nixon Administration for misleading the American people.
Reduce in intensity, moderate. M17-L18.
R. Burns When your castigated pulse Gies now and then a wallop.
Correct, revise, and emend (a literary work etc.). arch. M17.
Evelyn Seneca's tragedies..have..been castigated abroad by several learned hands.
castigator noun E17.
castigatory adjective & noun (a) adjective corrective, punitive; (b) noun an instrument of chastisement: E17.