provocare — meaning in English

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 Warmth produced by rubbing against something.
• 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

1. noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
2. noun In video games, the level of hostile attention a player has drawn from an enemy.
3. adj Aggressive or looking for a fight.

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.

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