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provoceren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  • provoke verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
  • urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.

Senses

provoceren is used for these senses in English:

  • egg on (transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
  • goad To incite or provoke.
  • provoke (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
  • urge (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

goad — full definition

  1. noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  2. verb To provoke or push someone into doing something, often by teasing or taunting.

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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