provoke

verb [T] (CAUSE REACTION)

/prəˈvoʊk/

Definition

› to cause a particular reaction or feeling: I’m trying to make people think, provoke their emotions. His death provoked huge demonstrations.

(Definition of provoke verb (CAUSE REACTION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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provision noun (SOMETHING NEEDED)
provisional adjective
provocation noun
provocative adjective
provoke verb (ANGER)
provoke verb (CAUSE REACTION)
provost noun
prow noun
prowess noun
prowl verb
proximity noun

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