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pro·voke
\\prə-ˈvōk\\ transitive verb
(pro·voked ; pro·vok·ing)1.
  a. archaic : to arouse to a feeling or action
  b. to incite to anger
2.
  a. to call forth (as a feeling or action) :

evoke

      provoke laughter
  b. to stir up purposely
      provoke a fight
  c. to provide the needed stimulus for
      will provoke a lot of discussion
• pro·vok·er noun
Synonyms.
  , , , , mean to arouse as if by pricking. directs attention to the response called forth
      my stories usually provoke laughter
   implies a stirring up or moving profoundly
      news that excited anger and frustration
   suggests a rousing out of lethargy, quiescence, or indifference
      stimulating conversation
   suggests stimulating by mild irritation or challenge
      that remark piqued my interest
   implies beneficially stimulating and making active or lively
      the high salary quickened her desire to have the job
Synonym: see in addition .

provoke
  early 15c., from O.Fr. provoker (14c., Fr. provoquer), from L. provocare "call forth, challenge," from pro- "forth" + vocare "to call" (see voice).

provoke
pro·voke / prE5vEuk; NAmE -5vouk / verb1. [VN] to cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect
   激起；引起；引发:
   The announcement provoked a storm of protest.
   这个声明激起了抗议的风潮。
   The article was intended to provoke discussion.
   这篇文章旨在引发讨论。
   Dairy products may provoke allergic reactions in some people.
   奶制品可能会引起某些人的过敏反应。
2. ~ sb (into sth / into doing sth) to say or do sth that you know will annoy sb so that they react in an angry way
   挑衅；激怒；刺激
   SYN 

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  ▪ [VN]
   The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant.
   律师声称,他的当事人是受到被告的挑衅才采取暴力行动的。
   Be careful what you say—he's easily provoked.
   说话要小心,他这个人一惹就火儿。
  ▪ [also VN to inf]

provoke verb

pro·voke
\prəˈvōk, prōˈ-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English provoken, from Middle French provoquer, from Latin provocare, from pro- forth + vocare to call — more at ,
1.
 a. archaic : to stir to a desired feeling or action : move deeply :
  < your zeal hath provoked very many — 2 Cor 9:2 (Authorized Version) >
 b. : to incite to anger :
  < enough to provoke a saint >
  < loved to … make his brakes screech just to provoke her — H.H.Reichard >
2. archaic : ,
 < can honor's voice provoke the silent dust? — Thomas Gray >
3.
 a. : to call forth (an emotion, action, activity) : bring on :
  < a device that provoked an unfailing roar of laughter — Saturday Review >
  < his candor provoked a storm of controversy — Times Literary Supplement >
  < no area of school learning provokes as much concern — Education Digest >
 b. : to stir up on purpose : bring about deliberately
  < had foreseen and even provoked this invasion — Francis Hackett >
  < did his best to provoke an argument — Lester Atwell >
 c. : to provide the needed stimulus for : call into being
  < provoking a vigorous development of logical studies — Times Literary Supplement >
  < not merely anticipated the new methods but actually provoked them — Bryan Morgan >
 d. : to induce (a physical reaction)
  < provoke vomiting by tickling the throat >
  < the hit … may provoke the nucleus to eject a particle — G.W.Gray b. 1886 >
Synonyms:
 , , , : may center attention on the fact of rousing to action or calling forth a response; often it implies little about cause, manner, or result, but is often used in connection with angry or vexed reactions
  < his personal emotions, the emotions provoked by particular events in his life — T.S.Eliot >
  < to imagine the emotions and the actions of which she might provoke a man — B.A.Williams >
  < it was not until the end of October that Turkey, by bombarding Russian Black Sea ports, provoked the Allies into declaring war on her — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich >
  , sometimes close to provoke, may suggest a more active stirring up, moving profoundly, awakening lively interest, or rousing to marked activity
  < feeling, which had drugged her until only half of her being was awake, had excited him into an unusual mental activity. He was animated, eager, weaving endless impracticable schemes — Ellen Glasgow >
  < they were interested and excited by this prophetic voice calling for a renaissance in American political life — Bruce Bliven b. 1889 >
  < your letter as usual excites my envy at the description of your finds — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
  applies to the heightening of activity or the rousing of the dominant or quiescent by something that spurs or incites or overcomes whatever makes for inactivity
  < increasing the supply of liquid assets in order to stimulate spending — W.M.Dacey >
  < extra iron may be supplied to stimulate the formation of red blood cells — Morris Fishbein >
  < his own thought was clarified by the impulse to coherent intelligibility which good teaching stimulates — M.R.Cohen >
  suggests provoking by mild irritation, slight, challenge, rebuff, or inciting curiosity or jealousy
  < one's interest is piqued but not captured by the chronicle of this weak-willed man — New York Times >
  < the contrast between the pair held puzzles that piqued the inquisitive — Arnold Bennett >
  applies to a general vivifying, stimulating, or making active, often beneficially
  < the sound of tuning strings combined with the hum of voices and the flutter of programs to quicken yet more the thrill of expectancy that ran down her veins — Clive Arden >
  < his response was quickened and deepened by his mystical temperament — Times Literary Supplement >
  < with his feeling of history quickened and sharpened, he was to find another stimulus to follow up this interest — Van Wyck Brooks >

Synonym: see in addition .