provoked

Phonetic Respelling: [ pruh-vohkt ]

Definition:

v. to rouse to strong feeling or action; to cause or encourage the development of

Sentence:

Her fiery speech provoked the audience.

More example sentences:

Her fiery speech provoked the audience.

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She provoked scholarly cerebration in subjects such as justice and morality.

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Sir Winston Churchill's raillery often provoked laughter.

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What provoked Harry to use the Cruciatus Curse on Amycus?

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What did Guanyin threaten to turn Genie into if Genie ever provoked the god again?

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Synonyms:

excite; fire up; incite; arouse

Antonyms:

calm; soothe

Provoked rhymes:

• One Syllable Rhymes
  • choked
  • cloaked
  • joked
  • poked
  • smoked
  • soaked
  • stoked
  • stroked
  • yoked
• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • evoked
  • invoked
  • revoked
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • un