Provocate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹəˈvɒk.eɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Provocate is a verb meaning (now nonstandard and non-native speakers' English) To provoke.
Meaning
(now nonstandard and non-native speakers' English) To provoke.
More Meanings
- To call forth.
- To challenge.
Example Sentences
The movie called It is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse But the Society In Which He Lives was a provocating movie. It dramatized the situation and got hard reactions from the gays and the straights. But when you look at it now it is full of hate. And it was OK, in a way, to provocate, but it was not done with a lovely touch.
Word Forms
- provocates
- provocating
- provocated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include provoke, urge, tempt, incite, tease, shit-stir.
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