provoked (verb)

  • 1provoke — verb ADVERB ▪ deliberately ▪ inevitably (esp. BrE) ▪ The suggestion inevitably provoked outrage from student leaders. ▪ immediately ▪ eventually …

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  • 2provoke — verb 1) the plan has provoked outrage Syn: arouse, produce, evoke, cause, give rise to, occasion, call forth, elicit, induce, excite, spark off, touch off, kindle, generate, engender, instigate, result in …

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  • 3provoke — verb 1) the plan has provoked outrage Syn: arouse, produce, evoke, cause, give rise to, excite, spark off, touch off, kindle, generate, engender, instigate, result in, lead to, bring on, precipitate, prompt …

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  • 4bring forth — verb 1. bring into existence (Freq. 2) The new manager generated a lot of problems The computer bug generated chaos in the office The computer generated this image The earthquake generated a tsunami • Syn: ↑generate …

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  • 5call forth — verb 1. evoke or provoke to appear or occur Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple • Syn: ↑provoke, ↑evoke, ↑kick up • Derivationally related forms: ↑evocation (for: ↑evoke …

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  • 6provoke — verb (T) 1 to cause a sudden reaction that is often very extreme or unpleasant: The decision to invade provoked storms of protest in the UN. | provoke sb to do sth: It s the first time an article has provoked me to write in to the newspaper. 2 to …

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  • 7hack off — verb a) To remove by hacking; cut off It was one of them, for example, which provoked Lieutenant Maynard to hack off Blackbeards head, and to spear it upon the end of his bowsprit. But, as a rule, the pirate ruffled and bullied and drabbed… …

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  • 8incite — verb 1) we re hoping that last night s incident will not incite altercations in the stadium today Syn: stir up, whip up, encourage, fan the flames of, stoke up, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, stimulate, instigate, provoke, excite, arouse, awaken …

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  • 9biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 10provoke — [[t]prəvo͟ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ provokes, provoking, provoked 1) VERB If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. [V n] He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn t do anything to provoke him …

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