agonist
- noun
- /ˈæɡənɪst/
- Specialized
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agonista
- In a push-up, the pectoral muscles act as the agonist while the back muscles relax.
- agonist recognition
Examples
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The biceps is the main agonist when you curl a dumbbell towards your shoulder.
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During the squat, the quadriceps and gluteus maximus serve as agonists to lift the body upward.
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I suggest calling this Deweyan conception of recognition agonist recognition.
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Such a conception of agonist recognition is not entirely new or different from Honneth's one.
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Agonist recognition.
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First, his idea of agonist recognition helps to clarify how relations of recognition have a constitutive function with regard to the subjectivities and identities of social groups.
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Dewey's account of agonist recognition does, however, more explicitly stress the processual nature of social conflicts, highlighting their transformative consequences not only on the level of social structures but also of subjective identities.
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Antonyms
Compounds
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How Primary
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Surface Forms
Morphology
agonist = agon + ist
Derived from 'agon-' + the agentive suffix '-ist'; because 'agon' is not a standalone English word and the anatomical meaning (muscle opposing an antagonist) is technical, the relation is opaque for average learners.
Etymology
Agonist comes from the Greek root agon meaning 'contest' or 'actor', a root you see in protagonist. In the body, the agonist muscle is the one that 'acts' to make a movement while the other muscle relaxes, so it is the main mover for that action.