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provoke

/pɹəˈvoʊk/

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What does provoke mean?

verb

  1. To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
  2. To bring about a reaction.
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. (obsolete) To appeal.

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IPA pronunciation

/pɹəˈvoʊk/

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For, if you would inform, a positive and dogmatical manner in advancing your sentiments may provoke contradiction and prevent a candid attention.
Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinProject Gutenberg ebook #148
The slightest offence which it is possible to imagine that one man could offer to another, was sufficient to provoke a challenge.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
More book examples (3)
As if he had forgotten that he had already berated them, the Apostle once more reproves those who provoke and envy others.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
These unwanted pregnancies often provoke the crime of abortion, or alternatively multiply the number of child-workers and lower the standard of living.
Margaret SangerThe Pivot of CivilizationProject Gutenberg ebook #1689
The Ephemerides speaks of a peculiar idiosyncrasy of skin in the axilla of a certain person, which if tickled would provoke vomiting.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747