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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:
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
- obsolete.to summon
Derived Forms
- ˈǰ쾱Բ, adverb
- ˈǰ쾱Բ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·ǰ· noun
- ··ǰ verb (used with object) misprovoked misprovoking
- ···ǰ verb overprovoked overprovoking
- ··ǰ verb (used with object) preprovoked preprovoking
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of provoke1
Example Sentences
Bashe argued the ban was not meant to provoke a trade war but to protect Tanzania's interests.
The warehouse-dotted landscape in Northamptonshire has provoked anger from some communities.
Throughout history, the rise of great powers has provoked backlash and balancing coalitions, but for the United States, quite remarkably, it hasn’t.
He appealed for an end to the "absurd and cruel war" in Ukraine, although he disappointed Ukrainians by appearing to swallow Russia's propaganda message of having been provoked into its invasion.
Maezawa abruptly cancelled the mission, leaving the crew to pick up the pieces of their disrupted lives - the experience informed Adam's thought provoking project.
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