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Provoke
prəˈvəʊk
Provoke definitions
verb
provoke
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provoking
- stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone
"the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations"
arouse produce evoke cause give rise to occasion call forth draw forth elicit induce inspire excite spark off touch off kindle generate engender instigate result in lead to bring on contribute to make for foster promote breed precipitate prompt trigger- stimulate or incite (someone) to do or feel something, especially by arousing anger in them
"a teacher can provoke you into working harder"
- deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry
"Rachel refused to be provoked"