provoke
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
arouse pity
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- arousal derivation
- elicitation derivation
- incitation derivation
- provocative derivation
- redolent derivation
Sense 2 verb
evoke or provoke to appear or occur
Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- elicitation derivation
- incitation derivation
- bring up verb group
Sense 3 verb
provide the needed stimulus for
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- stimulant derivation
- incitement derivation
- incitation derivation
- provocative derivation
- stimulant derivation
Sense 4 verb
annoy continually or chronically
He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- harassment derivation
- provocation derivation
- plague derivation
- hassle derivation
- harrier derivation
- harasser derivation
- instigator derivation
- provocative derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | arousal |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | elicitation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | incitation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | provocative |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | redolent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | create |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | touch a chord |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | invite |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | draw |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rekindle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | infatuate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fire up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stimulate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | excite |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | anger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | untune |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shame |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spite |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | overwhelm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | interest |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | elicitation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | incitation |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | bring up |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cause |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pick |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulant |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | incitement |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | incitation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | provocative |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulant |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | challenge |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lure |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rejuvenate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jog |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | instigate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | foment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | harassment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | provocation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | plague |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hassle |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | harrier |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | harasser |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | instigator |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | provocative |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | devil |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | needle |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | rag |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | haze |