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provoke::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, raise |
| Type of | make, create |
| Has types | wound, anger, ask for, bruise, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, draw, excite, fire up, hurt, ignite, infatuate, inflame, injure, interest, invite, offend, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, prick, rekindle, shake, shake up, shame, spite, stimulate, stir, stir up, strike a chord, sweep over, touch a chord, untune, upset, wake, whelm, heat |
| Derivation | provocation, provocative |
provoke::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | call forth, evoke, kick up |
| Type of | cause, make, do |
| Has types | pick |
| Verb group | bring up, call down, arouse, call forth, invoke, evoke, raise, put forward, conjure up, conjure, stir |
| Derivation | provocation |
Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague |
| Type of | nettle, rag, nark, bother, gravel, devil, annoy, irritate, get at, get to, vex, rile, chafe |
| Has types | torment, haze, frustrate, goad, rag, needle, crucify, bedevil, dun |
| Derivation | provocation, provocative, provoker |
Examples of provoke
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Some aid organizations worry that such logos could provoke attacks by militants.
From the online.wsj.com
Words that could provoke fist fights or lawsuits here are no big deal in Brazil.
From the post-gazette.com
The purpose of these reviews today is to provoke vicarious thrills and dreaming.
From the post-gazette.com
The military types fear it might provoke reprisals by such groups in Bangladesh.
From the economist.com
Could bin Laden, in his wildest imaginings, have hoped to provoke greater chaos?
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
The government had largely sidestepped the PAD's attempts to provoke a showdown.
From the washingtonpost.com
Yes, the U.S. told Georgia not to provoke Russia, which was itching for a fight.
From the time.com
The old Iranian urge to antagonise friends and provoke enemies is far from dead.
From the economist.com
That's one shock even Strindberg couldn't have predicted his play would provoke.
From the metro.co.uk
- Arouse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
- Evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
- Provide the needed stimulus for
- Harass: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
- (provoked) aggravated: incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"
- (provoking) agitative: causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport"
- Provoke is the third album of Dutch death metal band Altar. It was released in 1998 by Displeased Records.
- (Provoked (album)) Provoked is the 15th live spoken word album by Henry Rollins, released on April 1, 2008 as a CD/DVD combo on 2.13.61 Records. It was recorded in San Francisco, CA on November 6, 2007 and Amsterdam, Netherlands on January 23, 2008 during his Provoked tour.
- (Provoked (film)) Provoked is a 2007 UK based English language film, directed by Jag Mundhra. It stars Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das and Steve McFadden. The film is loosely based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia who killed her abusive husband.
