The meaning of PROVOKE is to call forth (a feeling, an action, etc.) : evoke. How to use provoke in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Provoke.

PROVOKE definition: to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex. See examples of provoke used in a sentence.

Definition of provoke verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. To incite to anger or resentment: taunts that provoked their rivals. 2. To stir to action or feeling: a remark that provoked me to reconsider. 3. To give rise to; bring about: a miscue that provoked …

PROVOKE definition: 1. to cause a reaction, especially a negative one: 2. to make or try to make a person or an animal…. Learn more.

Anything that brings about a strong reaction can be said to provoke. You can provoke that lion if you want. But if he responds by attacking, don't come running to me.

If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. He started shouting at me but I didn't do anything to provoke him. [VERB noun] I provoked him into …

Provoke definition: To incite to anger or resentment.

5 days ago · provoke (third-person singular simple present provokes, present participle provoking, simple past and past participle provoked) (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.

provoke /prəˈvəʊk/ vb (transitive) to anger or infuriate to cause to act or behave in a certain manner; incite or stimulate to promote (certain feelings, esp anger, indignation, etc) in a person Etymology: …