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provoke
[pruh-vohk]
verb (used with object)
to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
Synonyms: , , , ,to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity).
The mishap provoked a hearty laugh.
Synonyms: ,to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action.
to give rise to, induce, or bring about.
What could have provoked such an incident?
Obsolete.to summon.
provoke
/ əˈəʊ /
verb
to anger or infuriate
to cause to act or behave in a certain manner; incite or stimulate
to promote (certain feelings, esp anger, indignation, etc) in a person
obsoleteto summon
Other 51Թ Forms
- provoker noun
- misprovoke verb (used with object)
- overprovoke verb
- preprovoke verb (used with object)
- ˈǰ쾱Բ adverb
- ˈǰ쾱Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of provoke1
Example Sentences
Worried that an attack by Israel could provoke Iran to retaliate by targeting US military installations nearby, the US had already partially evacuated US embassy staff from Iraq.
The president's proposed security-for-minerals deal in war-torn Congo, for example, has provoked a chorus of concern that it doesn't tackle the root causes of the conflict.
Solis, 50, said she believed the National Guard was deployed solely to provoke a response that would justify further aggression from federal law enforcement.
“He is definitely willing to provoke conflict and to fuel division rather than to move in the opposite way. ... Instead of calming a situation, it’s the opposite. It’s ramping up a situation.”
“What we’re seeing in Los Angeles is chaos that is provoked by the administration,” Bass said.
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