Слово англійською: provoke
Дієслово
Переклад provoke українською: викликати, збуджувати, to ~ anger — ви юти кати гнів, провокувати, to ~ a riot — спровокувати заколот, сердити, роздратовувати, спонукати
Детальний опис
- provoke something 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.
- to say or do something that you know will annoy somebody so that they react in an angry way synonym goad
- provoke somebody Be careful what you say—he's easily provoked.
- provoke somebody into (doing) something The lawyer claimed his client was provoked into acts of violence by the defendant.
- provoke somebody to do something An attack on their city will only provoke them to retaliate.
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘invoke, summon’): from Old French provoquer, from Latin provocare ‘challenge’, from pro- ‘forth’ + vocare ‘to call’.