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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 kind of slight unease that I think it provokes, that sense of tawdriness, I think that they really fit the book, ultimately,” Szalay said.
A mortgage created in early 2005 might have a two-year “fixed” rate of 6 percent that, in 2007, would jump to 11 percent and provoke a wave of defaults.
Darmanin visited him while he was in prison, provoking outrage among opposition leaders.
State prosecutors opened a special investigation this year to examine whether sending the drones was an illegal attempt by Yoon to provoke the North and use its reaction as a pretext for declaring military rule.
The decision to disallow Van Dijk's goal provoked debate among pundits.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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