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provoke
verb as in make angry
verb as in start, evoke; stimulate
Strongest matches
arouse, bring about, cause, elicit, galvanize, generate, incite, induce, inflame, inspire, instigate, kindle, lead to, motivate, precipitate, prompt, stir
Strong matches
animate, awaken, begin, bestir, challenge, electrify, enthuse, excite, fire, innervate, make, move, occasion, pique, prime, produce, promote, quicken, rally, rouse, thrill, titillate, titivate, waken, whet
Weak matches
bring down, bring on, bring to one's feet, build up, call forth, draw forth, fire up, give rise to, innerve, roust, suscitate
Example Sentences
The long-term rise in beef prices has provoked market participants into a spate of finger-pointing, not all of which is groundless.
This provoked yelps from technocrats who said it was impractical and superfluous.
It was fun to provoke the enigmatic old fellow.
Little did Miss Mortimer know just how much “Quinzy” would be provoked by day’s end!
“Why, the countryside is full of peasants! Who knew they could be so easily provoked? Surely we ought to get rid of them at once.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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