provoke
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pro·voke
(prə-vōk') 
tr.v., -voked, -vok·ing, -vokes.
tr.v., -voked, -vok·ing, -vokes.
- To incite to anger or resentment.
- To stir to action or feeling.
- To give rise to; evoke: provoke laughter.
- To bring about deliberately; induce: provoke a fight.
[Middle English provoken, from Old French provoquer, from Latin prōvocāre, to challenge : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + vocāre, to call.]
SYNONYMS provoke, incite, excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, stir. These verbs mean to move a person to action or feeling or to summon something into being by so moving a person. Provoke often merely states the consequences produced: "Let my presumption not provoke thy wrath" (Shakespeare). "A situation which in the country would have provoked meetings" (John Galsworthy). To incite is to provoke and urge on: Members of the opposition incited the insurrection. Excite implies a strong or emotional reaction: The movie will fail; the plot excites little interest or curiosity. Stimulate suggests renewed vigor of action as if by spurring or goading: "Our vigilance was stimulated by our finding traces of a large ... encampment" (Francis Parkman). To arouse means to awaken, as from inactivity or apathy; rouse means the same, but more strongly implies vigorous or emotional excitement: "In a democratic society like ours, relief must come through an aroused popular conscience that sears the conscience of the people's representatives" (Felix Frankfurter). "The oceangoing steamers ... roused in him wild and painful longings" (Arnold Bennett). To stir is to cause activity, strong but usually agreeable feelings, trouble, or commotion: "It was him as stirred up th' young woman to preach last night" (George Eliot). "I have seldom been so ... stirred by any piece of writing" (Mark Twain). See also synonyms at annoy.
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provoke
verb
- To cause to feel or show anger: anger, burn (up), enrage, incense1, infuriate, madden. Idioms: make one hot under the collar, make one's blood boil, put one's back up. See feelings.
- To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall2, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, put out, rile, ruffle, vex. Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin. See feelings, pain/pleasure.
- To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See cause/effect, excite/bore/interest.
- To behave so as to bring on (danger, for example): court, invite, tempt. See seek/avoid.
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provoke
v
Definition: make angry
Antonyms: allay, delight, make happy, please
v
Definition: start, evoke; stimulate
Antonyms: deter, end, halt, prevent, stop
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Provoke, Japanese magazine and collective founded in November 1968 by a group of photographers and critics including Koji Taki, Takahiko Okada, and Takuma Nakahira (b. 1938), joined by Daido Moriyama in the second issue. The magazine folded in August 1969 after only three issues. With a radical, leftist bent, it aimed to counter established viewpoints, publishing blurry, gritty photo-essays and critical new ideas. The history and demise of the magazine were discussed in the book Mazu Tashikarashisa no Sekai o Sutero (First Discard the World of Pseudo-Certainty (1970)), after which the collective disbanded. Its influence, however, persisted.
— Mariko Takeuchi
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IN BRIEF: To stir up or cause an action or feeling.
A good book can provoke pleasant memories of times gone by.
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- Strategy and Tactics - provoke: (vb) stir up intentionally
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Provoke (album)
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| Studio album by Altar | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | Franky's Recording Kitchen 1997 | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 49:28 | |||
| Label | Displeased Records | |||
| Producer | Attie Bauw & Marcel Verdurmen | |||
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Provoke is the third album of Dutch death metal band Altar. It was released in 1998 by Displeased Records.
Track listing
- "Cleaning Day" – 5:19
- "Route 666" – 3:13
- "W.E.B." – 5:58
- "Ode" – 6:04
- "Silent Force" – 5:24
- "Wrong Night" – 3:11
- "Judgementality" – 4:28
- "Wasted World" – 5:50
- "2000 Years" – 3:58
- "Fast as a Shark" – 3:31 (Cover Accept)
- "R.I.P." – 2:33
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Provoke
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - provokere, irritere, fremkalde, tilskynde
Nederlands (Dutch)
provoceren, uitlokken, veroorzaken, tarten
Français (French)
v. tr. - provoquer, susciter (la colère), provoquer (le rire, une crise)
Deutsch (German)
v. - auslösen, hervorrufen, provozieren, herausfordern
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προκαλώ, διεγείρω, εξωθώ
Italiano (Italian)
provocare, stuzzicare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - provocar, irritar
Русский (Russian)
вызывать, провоцировать, раздражать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - provocar, causar, incitar, mover, irritar, fastidiar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förarga, framkalla, vålla, provocera, sporra
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
激怒, 煽动, 挑拨
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 激怒, 煽動, 挑撥
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 일으키다, 성나게 하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 怒らせる, 刺激して…させる, 起こさせる, 引き起こす
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) استفز, أهاج, أغضب, أثار
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - התגרה ב-, גירה, עורר, הרגיז, גרם
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