ALL meanings of provoke
pro·voke
P p - transitive verb provoke cause: sth 1
- transitive verb provoke incite: sb to do sth 1
- transitive verb provoke anger: sb 1
- verb with object provoke to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex. 1
- verb with object provoke to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity): The mishap provoked a hearty laugh. 1
- verb with object provoke to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action. 1
- verb with object provoke to give rise to, induce, or bring about: What could have provoked such an incident? 1
- verb with object provoke Obsolete. to summon. 1
- verb transitive provoke to call forth; evoke 0
- verb provoke If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. 0
- verb provoke If something provokes a reaction, it causes it. 0
- verb provoke to anger or infuriate 0
- verb provoke to cause to act or behave in a certain manner; incite or stimulate 0
- verb provoke to promote (certain feelings, esp anger, indignation, etc) in a person 0
- verb provoke to summon 0
- verb transitive provoke to excite to some action or feeling 0
- verb transitive provoke to anger, irritate, or annoy 0
- verb transitive provoke to stir up (action or feeling) 0