Antonyms for provoke

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pruh-vohk

Phonetic Transcription : prəˈvoʊk

Definition of provoke

Origin : late 14c., from Old French provoker, provochier (12c., Modern French provoquer) and directly from Latin provocare "call forth, challenge," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). Related: Provoked; provoking.

verb make angry
verb start, evoke; stimulate

Example sentences :

All of them, at the same time, are afraid of Mr. Lovelace; yet not afraid to provoke him!
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

The proper business of an ‘agent provocateur’ is to provoke.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

The worst of it was, I did not provoke him as much as I expected.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I told him I had hitherto spared him, but wished him not to provoke me further.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Nay, says she, since you provoke me, I will mention one instance.
Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding

Ah, you provoke me with these refinements; you turn from a happiness you have but to demand.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

It was a dinner to provoke an appetite, though he had not had one.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Have a care, Jinkins, ere you provoke a desperate man to frenzy!
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

Some of the inscriptions were so artless as to provoke a smile.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

But will you promise me, Phil, whatever she says—you won't let her provoke you this day.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Synonyms for provoke

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