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

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 …

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 …

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb provoke, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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.

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 …

PROVOKE meaning: 1 : to cause the occurrence of (a feeling or action) to make (something) happen; 2 : to cause (a person or animal) to become angry, violent, etc. sometimes + into