провоци́ровать — meaning in English
provotsirovat
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English meaning
- foment verb To stir up trouble or push people towards taking action, often unrest.
- provoke verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
- tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
- tempt verb To try to get someone to do something, often something unwise, usually by making it look appealing.
- urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
Senses
провоци́ровать is used for these senses in English:
- foment (transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
- provoke (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
- tease (transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
- tempt (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
- urge (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
foment — full definition
- verb To stir up trouble or push people towards taking action, often unrest.
- verb (dated) To treat a part of the body by bathing it, or by applying a warm, moist dressing.
provoke — full definition
- verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
- verb To cause or bring about a particular reaction or response.
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