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Provoke I Provoked Verb Deliberately Annoy Make Behave

word provoke
definition
verb
If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.
He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him.
I provoked him into doing something really stupid.
If something provokes a reaction, it causes it.
His election success has provoked a shocked reaction.
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cefr-level C1

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