provoke
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French provoquer, from Old French, from Latin prōvocāre. Doublet of provocate.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊk
Audio (US): (file)
Verb
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- (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
- Don't provoke the dog; it may try to bite you.
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- Bible, Eph. vi. 4
- Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath.
- (transitive) To bring about a reaction.
- (Can we date this quote by J. Burroughs and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- To the poet the meaning is what he pleases to make it, what it provokes in his own soul.
- 2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Spain were provoked into a response and Villa almost provided a swift equaliser when he rounded Hart but found the angle too acute and could only hit the side-netting.
- (Can we date this quote by J. Burroughs and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- (obsolete) To appeal.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (bring about a reaction): bring about, discompose, egg on, engender, evoke, grill, incite, induce, inflame, instigate, invoke, rouse, set off, stir up, whip up; see also Thesaurus:incite
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to cause to become angry
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to bring about a reaction
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