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provoke [prəˈvəʊk] vb (tr)
1. to anger or infuriate 2. to cause to act or behave in a certain manner; incite or stimulate 3. to promote (certain feelings, esp anger, indignation, etc.) in a person 4. Obsolete to summon [from Latin prōvocāre to call forth, from vocāre to call] provoking adj provokingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
provoke verb 1. anger, insult, annoy, offend, irritate, infuriate, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), incense, enrage, gall, put someone out, madden, exasperate, vex, affront, chafe, irk, rile, pique, get on someone's nerves (informal), get someone's back up, piss someone off (taboo slang), put someone's back up, try someone's patience, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), make someone's blood boil, get in someone's hair (informal), rub someone up the wrong way (informal), take a rise out of I didn't want to do anything to provoke him. anger calm, appease, placate, quiet, soothe, sweeten, pacify, mollify, conciliate, propitiate 2. rouse, cause, produce, lead to, move, fire, promote, occasion, excite, inspire, generate, prompt, stir, stimulate, motivate, induce, bring about, evoke, give rise to, precipitate, elicit, inflame, incite, instigate, kindle, foment, call forth, draw forth, bring on or down His comments have provoked a shocked reaction. rouse ease, relieve, moderate, modify, temper, curb, blunt, lessen, lull, allay, mitigate, abate, assuage Quotations "No-one provokes me with impunity (Nemo me impune lacessit)" Motto of the Crown of Scotland and of all Scottish regiments Translations provoke [prəˈvəʊk] VT 1. (= cause) [+ reaction, response] → provocar; [+ violence] → provocar, causar; [+ crisis] → causar 2. (= rouse, move) → incitar, mover (to a) it provoked us to action → nos incitó a obrar it provoked the town to revolt → incitó la ciudad a sublevarse to provoke sb into doing sth → incitar a algn a hacer algo 3. (= anger) → provocar, irritar he is easily provoked → se irrita por cualquier cosa, se le provoca fácilmente provoke [prəˈvəʊk] vt (= annoy) [+ person] → provoquer They are armed and ready to shoot if provoked → Ils sont armés et prêts à tirer si on les provoque. to provoke each other → se provoquer to provoke sb into doing sth → pousser qn à faire qch (= cause, give rise to) [+ reaction, criticism, anger] → provoquer provoke vt sb → provozieren, reizen, herausfordern; animal → reizen; reaction, anger, criticism, dismay, smile → hervorrufen; lust, pity → erwecken, erregen; reply, dispute → provozieren; discussion, revolt, showdown → herbeiführen, auslösen; to provoke a quarrel or an argument (person) → Streit suchen; (action) → zu einem Streit führen; to provoke somebody into doing something or to do something → jdn dazu bringen, dass er etw tut; (= taunt) → jdn dazu treiben or so provozieren, dass er etw tut provoke [prəˈvəʊk] vt (gen) → provocare, incitare to provoke sb to sth/to do or into doing sth → spingere qn a qc/a fare qc provoke [prəˈvəʊk] vt (gen) → provocare, incitare to provoke sb to sth/to do or into doing sth → spingere qn a qc/a fare qc v provoke [prəˈvəuk] 1 to make angry or irritated Are you trying to provoke me? uitlok, tart يُثير، يَستَفِز предизвиквам provokovat provokere verärgern προκαλώ, ερεθίζω κπ. provocar provotseerima عصبانی کردن ärsyttää provoquer לְהַרגִיז क्रुद्ध करना, उत्तेजित करना bosszant memancing kemarahan ergja provocare 怒らせる 성나게 하다 (su)pykdyti, (su)erzinti []provocēt; kaitināt membangkitkan kemarahan uitdagen provosere, utfordre sprowokować provocar a provoca сердить, раздражать provokovať razdražiti provocirati reta upp ยั่วยุอารมณ์ kızdırmak, öfkelendirmek 激怒,挑舋 сердити, роздратовувати بھڑکانا، اشتعال دلانا chọc tức; khiêu khích 激怒,挑衅 2 to cause His words provoked laughter. veroorsaak يُسَبِّب подтиквам vzbudit fremkalde hervorrufen προξενώ provocar esile kutsuma موجب شدن herättää provoquer לְעוֹרֵר उत्पन्न करना, कारण होना okoz menyebabkan valda provocare 引き起こす (웃음 등을) 자아내다 sukelti izraisīt, izsaukt menimbulkan veroorzaken utløse, vekke wywołać provocar a provoca вызывать vyvolať izzvati izazvati framkalla เป็นเหตุให้ neden olmak, yol açmak 引起 викликати باعث ہونا gây ra 引起 3 to cause (a person etc) to react in an angry way He was provoked into hitting her. uitlok يَسْتَفِز провокирам rozzlobit provokere provozieren προκαλώ provocar ässitama تحریک کردن provosoida provoquer לְגָרוֹת आकर्षित करने की कोशिश करना, प्रदर्शित करना provokál membangkitkan kemarahan espa provocare 刺激する (~하도록) 자극하다 išprovokuoti []provocēt; izaicināt memberangsangkan zo kwaad maken dat provosere, terge prowokować provocar a provoca провоцировать rozhnevať izzvati isprovocirati provocera ทำให้โกรธ kışkırtmak, tahrik etmek 迫使(某人做出憤怒反應) провокувати اشتعال دلانا khiến 迫使(某人做出愤怒反应) n provocation [provəˈkeiʃən] the act of provoking or state of being provoked. uitlokking, tarting إثارَه، إسْتِفْزاز провокация provokace provokation die Provokation πρόκληση provocación provokatsioon تحریک provokaatio provocation לְהִתגָרוֹת छेड़खानी, छेड़छाड़, उत्तेजन provokáció provokasi ögrun provocazione 刺激 분개, 자극, 도발 provokacija provokācija; izaicinājums provokasi provocatie provokasjon prowokacja provocação provocare провокация; раздражение provokácia izzivanje provokacija provokation การยั่วยุอารมณ์ kışkırtma, öfkelendirme 挑舋,激怒 підбурювання; провокація اشتعال sự khiêu khích 挑衅,激怒 adj proˈvocative [-ˈvokətiv] likely to rouse feeling, especially anger or sexual interest provocative remarks; a provocative dress. uitlokkend, tartend مُثير، مُهَيِّج провокативен vyzývavý provokerende aufreizend προκλητικός provocador; (sexual) provocativo provokatiivne تحریک آمیز kiihottava provocant, provocateur פְּרוֹבוֹקָטִיבִי उत्तेजक, प्रेरक, उद्दीपक kihívó provokatif ögrandi, æsandi provocatorio; provocante 刺激的な 도발적인 provokacinis, provokuojantis, gundantis provokatorisks; izaicinošs bersikap provokatif uitdagend opphissende, pirrende prowokujący provocante provocator вызывающий vyzývavý izzivalen provokativan provokativ, utmanande กวนโทสะ kışkırtıcı, tahrik edici 挑舋的,激發的 провокаційний اشتعال انگيز، ہيجان خيز khiêu khích 挑衅的,激发的 adv proˈvocatively uitlokkend, tartend بِصورَةٍ إسْتِفْزازيَّه провокативно dráždivě provokerende provozierend προκλητικά provocativamente provokatiivselt بطور تحریک آمیز kiihottavasti d'une manière provocante/provocatrice בְּאוֹפֶן פְּרוֹבוֹקָטִיבִי उत्तेजकता से, प्रेरकता से kihívóan secara provokatif á ögrandi hátt in maniera provocatoria/provocante 挑発的に 도발적으로 provokatoriškai provokatoriski; izaicinoši provokatif uitdagend provoserende, opphissende, utfordrende prowokująco provocantemente (în mod) provocator вызывающе provokatívne izzivalno provokativno provokativt, utmanande อย่างยั่วโมโห kışkırtarak, tahrik ederek 挑舋地 провокаційно اشتعال انگيزي سے một cách khiêu khích 挑衅地 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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