v. provoquer, pousser, inciter; exciter; irriter, contrarier; stimuler

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provoke [prB'vBLk] vt
(a)provoquer, pousser, inciter (someone to do something, quelqu'un, à faire quelque chose); (irritate) irriter, contrarier, agacer, exaspérer (quelqu'un,); exciter (un chien);
to provoke someone to anger, mettre quelqu'un, en colère;
I was provoked, on m'a provoqué ou F cherché;
(b)(arouse) exciter, faire naître (la curiosité etc); provoquer (la gaieté); stimuler (l'appétit); soulever (une passion, l'indignation).

v. anger, irritate, annoy; incite, instigate; stimulate, arouse; cause, induce, bring out

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Verb
1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
(synonym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) strike a chord, touch a chord
(derivation) incitement, incitation, provocation
2. call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
(synonym) evoke, call forth, kick up
(hypernym) cause, do, make
(hyponym) pick
(verb-group) raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
(derivation) incitement, incitation, provocation
3. provide the needed stimulus for
(synonym) stimulate
(hypernym) challenge
(hyponym) entice, lure, tempt
(derivation) incitement, incitation, provocation
4. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
(synonym) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest
(hypernym) annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
(hyponym) needle, goad
(derivation) aggravation, irritation, provocation

v. vyprovokovat; podněcovat

Czas. wywoływać; prowokować