1 [VN] to cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect:
The announcement provoked a storm of protest. * The article was intended to provoke discussion. * Dairy products may provoke allergic reactions in some people.
2 ~ sb (into sth / into doing sth) to say or do sth that you know will annoy sb so that they react in an angry way
SYNGOAD:
[VN] The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant. * Be careful what you say-he's easily provoked. [also VNtoinf]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for provoke is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is provoke a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, provoke is tagged as verb.
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