PROVOKE defined
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provoke
/prə-vōk′/
transitive verb
- To incite to anger or resentment.
taunts that provoked their rivals.
- To stir to action or feeling.
a remark that provoked me to reconsider.
- To give rise to; bring about.
a miscue that provoked laughter; news that provoked an uproar.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. More at Wordnik
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