Provoke
11provoke — transitive verb (provoked; provoking) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *provoker, provocher, from Latin provocare, from pro forth + vocare to call, from voc , vox voice more at pro , voice Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic to arouse to …
12provoke — v. 1) (D; tr.) to provoke into (to provoke smb. into doing smt.) 2) (rare) (H) to provoke smb. to do smt. * * * [prə vəʊk] (rare) (H) to provoke smb. to do smt. (D; tr.) to provoke into (to provoke smb. into doing smt.) …
13provoke — verb ADVERB ▪ deliberately ▪ inevitably (esp. BrE) ▪ The suggestion inevitably provoked outrage from student leaders. ▪ immediately ▪ eventually …
14provoke — pro|voke [ prə vouk ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to deliberately try to make someone angry: He s just trying to provoke you. provoke someone into doing something: She couldn t provoke him into arguing. 2. ) to cause a reaction, especially an angry… …
15provoke — 01. Henry [provoked] his brother into fighting by teasing him, and then pulling his hair. 02. The police fired on the demonstrators without [provocation] of any kind. 03. The politician has made a number of [provocative] speeches which have drawn …
16provoke — verb (T) 1 to cause a sudden reaction that is often very extreme or unpleasant: The decision to invade provoked storms of protest in the UN. | provoke sb to do sth: It s the first time an article has provoked me to write in to the newspaper. 2 to …
17provoke — [[t]prəvo͟ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ provokes, provoking, provoked 1) VERB If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. [V n] He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn t do anything to provoke him …
18provoke — provoker, n. /preuh vohk /, v.t., provoked, provoking. 1. to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex. 2. to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity): The mishap provoked a hearty laugh. 3. to incite or stimulate (a person, animal …
19provoke — verb a) to cause (a person) to become annoyed or angry. Dont provoke the dog, it may try to bite you. b) to bring about a reaction. Syn: bring about, discompose, egg on, engender, evoke, incite …
20provoke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. annoy, irritate, exasperate, nettle; excite, arouse; anger, incite, evoke, elicit; goad, vex. See cause, excitement, resentment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vex] Syn. irritate, put out, aggravate;… …
