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провоци́ровать — meaning in English

provotsirovat

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English meaning

  • foment verb To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
  • 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

  1. verb To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
  2. verb To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

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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