provoke 音标拼音: [prəv'ok]
v . 挑衅,激怒,招惹,引起
挑舋,激怒,招惹,引起
provoke v 1 :
call forth (
emotions ,
feelings ,
and responses ); "
arouse pity "; "
raise a smile "; "
evoke sympathy " [
synonym : {
arouse },
{
elicit }, {
enkindle }, {
kindle }, {
evoke }, {
fire }, {
raise },
{
provoke }]
2 :
evoke or provoke to appear or occur ; "
Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple " [
synonym : {
provoke }, {
evoke }, {
call forth }, {
kick up }]
3 :
provide the needed stimulus for [
synonym : {
provoke }, {
stimulate }]
4 :
annoy continually or chronically ; "
He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked "; "
This man harasses his female co -
workers " [
synonym : {
harass }, {
hassle }, {
harry }, {
chivy },
{
chivvy }, {
chevy }, {
chevvy }, {
beset }, {
plague }, {
molest },
{
provoke }]
Provoke \
Pro *
voke "\,
v .
i .
1 .
To cause provocation or anger .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To appeal .
Note : [
A Latinism ] [
Obs .] --
Dryden .
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Provoke \
Pro *
voke "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Provoked };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Provoking }.] [
F .
provoquer ,
L .
provocare to call forth ;
pro forth vocare to call ,
fr .
vox ,
vocis ,
voice ,
cry ,
call .
See {
Voice }.]
To call forth ;
to call into being or action ;
esp .,
to incense to action ,
a faculty or passion ,
as love ,
hate ,
or ambition ;
hence ,
commonly ,
to incite ,
as a person ,
to action by a challenge ,
by taunts ,
or by defiance ;
to exasperate ;
to irritate ;
to offend intolerably ;
to cause to retaliate .
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Obey his voice ,
provoke him not . --
Ex .
xxiii .
21 .
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Ye fathers ,
provoke not your children to wrath . --
Eph .
vi .
4 .
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Such acts Of contumacy will provoke the Highest To make death in us live . --
Milton .
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Can honor '
s voice provoke the silent dust ? --
Gray .
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To the poet the meaning is what he pleases to make it ,
what it provokes in his own soul . --
J .
Burroughs .
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Syn :
To irritate ;
arouse ;
stir up ;
awake ;
excite ;
incite ;
anger .
See {
Irritate }.
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1913 Webster ]
235 Moby Thesaurus words for "
provoke ":
abet ,
abrade ,
activate ,
affect the interest ,
affront ,
agent provocateur ,
aggravate ,
agitate ,
alienate ,
amplify ,
anger ,
animate ,
annoy ,
answer back ,
antagonize ,
arouse ,
attract ,
augment ,
awaken ,
badger ,
bait ,
be at ,
bedevil ,
beset ,
bestir ,
blow the coals ,
bother ,
breed ,
bring ,
bring about ,
bring on ,
bristle ,
brown off ,
bug ,
build up ,
bullyrag ,
burn up ,
call forth ,
call up ,
cause ,
chafe ,
challenge ,
chivy ,
come between ,
compel ,
concern ,
contrive ,
deepen ,
deteriorate ,
devil ,
disaffect ,
discompose ,
distemper ,
distress ,
disturb ,
disunite ,
divide ,
dog ,
draw down ,
draw on ,
drive ,
effect ,
egg on ,
electrify ,
elicit ,
embitter ,
encourage ,
engender ,
enhance ,
enlarge ,
enliven ,
enrage ,
enthuse ,
envenom ,
estrange ,
evoke ,
exacerbate ,
exalt ,
exasperate ,
excite ,
excite interest ,
exercise ,
exhilarate ,
fan ,
fan the flame ,
fascinate ,
fash ,
feed the fire ,
ferment ,
fillip ,
fire ,
foment ,
force ,
fret ,
frustrate ,
gall ,
galvanize ,
get ,
get up ,
goad ,
grate ,
grate on ,
gravel ,
gripe ,
grit ,
harass ,
harry ,
hatch ,
heat ,
heat up ,
heckle ,
hector ,
heighten ,
hot up ,
hound ,
huff ,
impassion ,
impel ,
incense ,
incite ,
increase ,
induce ,
inflame ,
inform ,
infuriate ,
infuse life into ,
inspire ,
instigate ,
insult ,
intensify ,
interest ,
invigorate ,
invite ,
involve in ,
irk ,
irritate ,
jazz up ,
kindle ,
lead ,
light the fuse ,
lip ,
madden ,
magnify ,
make acute ,
make trouble ,
make worse ,
miff ,
molest ,
motivate ,
move ,
muster up ,
nag ,
needle ,
nettle ,
nudzh ,
obtain ,
occasion ,
offend ,
outrage ,
peeve ,
persecute ,
perturb ,
pester ,
pick on ,
pick up ,
pique ,
pit against ,
plague ,
pluck the beard ,
pother ,
prime ,
procure ,
produce ,
promote ,
prompt ,
push ,
put out ,
put up to ,
quicken ,
raise ,
rally ,
rankle ,
rasp ,
renew ,
resuscitate ,
revive ,
ride ,
rile ,
roil ,
rouse ,
ruffle ,
sass ,
sauce ,
separate ,
set ,
set against ,
set at odds ,
set at variance ,
set on ,
set on edge ,
set up ,
sharpen ,
sic on ,
sour ,
sow dissension ,
spur on ,
start ,
stimulate ,
stir ,
stir the blood ,
stir the embers ,
stir up ,
stir up trouble ,
summon up ,
superinduce ,
talk back ,
tantalize ,
tease ,
thrill ,
tickle ,
titillate ,
titivate ,
torment ,
trouble ,
try the patience ,
tweak the nose ,
upset ,
vex ,
wake ,
waken ,
whet ,
whip up ,
work up ,
worry ,
worsen
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PROVOKE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PROVOKE is to call forth (a feeling, an action, etc ) : evoke How to use provoke in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Provoke
PROVOKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary PROVOKE definition: 1 to cause a reaction, especially a negative one: 2 to make or try to make a person or an animal… Learn more
PROVOKE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Provoke definition: to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex See examples of PROVOKE used in a sentence
provoke verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of provoke verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Provoke - definition of provoke by The Free Dictionary 1 To incite to anger or resentment: taunts that provoked their rivals 2 To stir to action or feeling: a remark that provoked me to reconsider 3 To give rise to; bring about: a miscue that provoked laughter; news that provoked an uproar 4 To bring about deliberately; induce: provoke a fight
Provoke - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Anything that brings about a strong reaction can be said to provoke You can provoke that lion if you want But if he responds by attacking, don't come running to me
PROVOKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively He started shouting at me but I didn't do anything to provoke him [VERB noun] I provoked him into doing something really stupid [VERB noun + into]
provoke - WordReference. com Dictionary of English annoy or exasperate: Stop provoking them with your negative comments to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity): She provoked anger in a lot of people pro•vok•er, n [countable]See -voc- pro•voke (prə vōk′), v t , -voked, -vok•ing to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex
provoke, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb provoke, four of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
PROVOKE Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of provoke are exasperate, irritate, nettle, peeve, and rile While all these words mean "to excite a feeling of anger or annoyance," provoke implies an arousing of strong annoyance that may excite to action