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Definitions for Provoke

[1] to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
[2] to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity): The mishap provoked a hearty laugh.
[3] to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action.
[4] to give rise to, induce, or bring about: What could have provoked such an incident?
[5] Obsolete . to summon.
[6] to anger or infuriate
[7] to cause to act or behave in a certain manner; incite or stimulate
[8] to promote (certain feelings, esp anger, indignation, etc) in a person
[9] obsolete to summon

Words related to Provoke

aggravate, offend, incite, irritate, raise, enrage, inflame, irk, anger, infuriate, foment, prompt, inspire, stir, motivate, induce, generate, elicit, arouse, galvanize

Words nearby Provoke

provitamin d2, provo, provocateur, provocation, provocative, provoke, provoking, provolone, provost, provost court, provost guard

Origin of Provoke

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin prōvocāre to call forth, challenge, provoke, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + vocāre to call; akin to vōx voice

Other words from Provoke

pro·vok·er , noun
mis·pro·voke , verb (used with object), mis·pro·voked, mis·pro·vok·ing.
o·ver·pro·voke , verb, o·ver·pro·voked, o·ver·pro·vok·ing.
pre·pro·voke , verb (used with object), pre·pro·voked, pre·pro·vok·ing.
un·pro·voked , adjective

Word origin for Provoke

C15: from Latin prōvocāre to call forth, from vocāre to call

Synonyms for Provoke

aggravate, anger, enrage, foment, incite, inflame, infuriate, irk, irritate, offend, raise, abet, abrade, affront, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, exasperate, exercise, fret, gall, get, grate, incense, insult, madden, nag, perturb, pique, rile, roil, ruffle, set, upset, vex, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin, hit where one lives, make blood boil, make waves, put out, set on, try one's patience, whip up, work into lather, work up