Definition of provoke

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Provoke (v. i.) To appeal. [A Latinism.

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Anger :: Anger (v. t.) To excite to anger; to enrage; to provoke.
Provoked :: Provoked (imp. & p. p.) of Provok.
Overprovoke :: Overprovoke (v. t.) To provoke excessively.
Stimulant :: Stimulant (n.) That which stimulates, provokes, or excites..
Inflamed :: Inflamed (p. a.) Set on fire; enkindled; heated; congested; provoked; exasperated.
Inflammable :: Inflammable (a.) Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked; as, an inflammable temper..
Urge :: Urge (v. t.) To provoke; to exasperate.
Long-suffering :: Long-suffering (n.) Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked.
Ridicule :: Ridicule (n.) Remarks concerning a subject or a person designed to excite laughter with a degree of contempt; wit of that species which provokes contemptuous laughter; disparagement by making a person an object of laughter; banter; -- a term lighter than derision.
Invidious :: Invidious (a.) Likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions..
Disgust :: Disgust (v. t.) To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend the moral taste of; -- often with at, with, or by..
Enrage :: Enrage (v. t.) To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make furious.
Dare :: Dare (v. t.) To challenge; to provoke; to defy.
Incense :: Incense (v. t.) To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.
Provoke :: Provoke (v. i.) To cause provocation or anger.
Irritate :: Irritate (v. t.) To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to tease; to exasperate; to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a tyrant irritates his subjects..
Bait :: Bait (v. t.) To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull..
Provokement :: Provokement (n.) The act that which, provokes; one who excites anger or other passion, or incites to action; as, a provoker of sedition..
Teen :: Teen (n.) To excite; to provoke; to vex; to affict; to injure.
Fiery :: Fiery (a.) Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.
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