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provocar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arouse verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
  • provoke verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

provocar is used for these senses in English:

  • arouse (transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
  • provoke (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
  • work (law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.

arouse — full definition

  1. verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
  2. verb To sexually excite someone.
  3. verb To wake someone from sleep.

provoke — full definition

  1. verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
  2. verb To cause or bring about a particular reaction or response.

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