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- pronunciation:
- pr
vok
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
provokes, provoking, provoked |
| definition: |
When you provoke someone, you start them up in some way. You get them angry or excited, or you suddenly get them to start doing something.
We're not sure what provoked our dog to bark. Maybe he saw a squirrel outside.My mom said my grandfather needed to rest and we shouldn't provoke him.- synonyms:
- anger, excite
- antonyms:
- calm
- similar words:
- fire up, motivate, needle, prompt
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| related words: |
anger, annoy, bother, bug, challenge, dare, encourage, excite, invite, irritate, move, threaten, tickle |
| derivations: |
provokingly (adv.), provoker (n.) |
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