Word "PROVOKE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Synonyms:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, raise

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Synonyms:
call forth, evoke, kick up
Examples:
Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
provide the needed stimulus for
Synonyms:
stimulate

Crossword Clues for PROVOKE

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Stimulate The Telegraph Quick 20 Jun 2025
Inflame ___ or prove O.K. for a change (7)
Antagonize Newsday 18 May 2025
Goad The Sun Two Speed 24 Mar 2025
Show nurses fine needle The Sun Two Speed 24 Mar 2025
Professional playing first violin seems fine with fourth movement, which will cause irritation
To incite one may turn out to be all right inside (7)
Show you're able, all right, to get through to and anger (7)
Goad pair over very old case for knife (7)
Irritate but prove all right before the end (7)
Excite into action (7) Puzzler 22 Jul 2024
Prove and get the thumbs up but will cause a stir (7)
Stimulate, cause (7)
To arouse hostility may turn out all right inside (7)
Incite but ascertain truth that is all right inside (7)
Incite or bring about
Establish the truth of embracing permissible anger (7)
Stir up Mirror Classic 02 Feb 2024
Goad The Sun Two Speed 11 Dec 2023
Show nurses fine needle The Sun Two Speed 11 Dec 2023
Goad The Times Concise 01 Oct 2023
Get a rise out of LA Times Daily 30 Aug 2023
Demonstrate capturing fine badger The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Aug 2021
Deliberately annoy The Times Concise 21 Jun 2021
Egg on show, sandwiching in order The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Mar 2021
Anger professional with very satisfactory English
Irritate professional, bring out missing energy
Incite LA Times Daily 05 May 2019
Incite The Washington Post 05 May 2019
Show nurses fine needle The Sun Two Speed 21 Jan 2019
Goad The Sun Two Speed 21 Jan 2019
Incite
Anger may be permissible in show The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Aug 2018
Anger acceptable in show
Anger acceptable in show
Stimulate (a reaction) The Times Concise 11 Nov 2016
Prompt permitted during show The Telegraph Toughie 03 Jun 2016
Anger's reasonable during test
Egg on LA Times Daily 07 Sep 2015
Tease is acceptable in show The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Sep 2015
Incite The Telegraph Quick 28 Aug 2015
Egg on
Antagonize
Incite
Stir up
Egg on
Incite
Irritate
Egg on
Nettle
Incite to anger
Vex
Goad
Stir up trouble
Nettle
Excite to action.
Irritate.
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