provoke

Definition of Provoke in English :

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Verb

1. arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Example Sentences:
'arouse pity'
'raise a smile'
'evoke sympathy'

2. call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke

evoke or provoke to appear or occur

Example Sentences:
'Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple'

3. provoke, stimulate

provide the needed stimulus for

stimulate

4. beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke

annoy continually or chronically

Example Sentences:
'He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked'
'This man harasses his female co-workers'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Provoke

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verb (transitive)

1.

to anger or infuriate

2.

to cause to act or behave in a certain manner; incite or stimulate

3.

to promote (certain feelings, esp anger, indignation, etc) in a person

4. obsolete

to summon

Provoke

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verb transitiveWord forms: proˈvoked or proˈvoking

1.

to excite to some action or feeling

2.

to anger, irritate, or annoy

3.

to stir up (action or feeling)

4.

to call forth; evoke

to provoke a smile

Provoke

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tr.v. pro·voked, pro·vok·ing, pro·vokes

1. To incite to anger or resentment: taunts that provoked their rivals.

2. To stir to action or feeling: a remark that provoked me to reconsider.

3. To give rise to; bring about: a miscue that provoked laughter; news that provoked an uproar.

4. To bring about deliberately; induce: provoke a fight.

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