provocare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aggro noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
- arouse verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
- cause noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
- chafe noun Heat excited by friction.
- elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.
- excite verb To stir up strong feelings in someone, especially enthusiasm or eagerness.
- induce verb To persuade or influence someone to do something.
- provoke verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
- tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
- trigger noun The small lever pulled with a finger to fire a gun.
- urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
Senses
provocare is used for these senses in English:
- aggro (gaming, transitive) To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.
- arouse (transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
- cause (transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.
- chafe (transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
- elicit To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
- excite (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
- induce (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
- provoke (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
aggro — full definition
- noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
- noun In video games, the level of hostile attention a player has drawn from an enemy.
- adj Aggressive or looking for a fight.
arouse — full definition
- verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
- verb To sexually excite someone.
- verb To wake someone from sleep.