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Definition of provoke

"provoke" in the verb sense

1. arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses

"arouse pity"

"raise a smile"

"evoke sympathy"

2. provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up

evoke or provoke to appear or occur

"Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

3. provoke, stimulate

provide the needed stimulus for

4. harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke

annoy continually or chronically

"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"

"This man harasses his female co-workers"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for provoke

A man may provoke his own dog to bite him. [ Proverb ]

Can storied urn or animated bust
Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath?
Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust,
Or flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death? [ Gray ]

Women should despise slander, and fear to provoke it. [ Mlle. de Scuderi ]

There are some passions so sweet that they excuse all the follies they provoke. [ Rochebrune ]

Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust, or flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death? [ Gray ]

Let us proportion our alms to our ability, lest we provoke God to proportion His blessings to our alms. [ Beveridge ]

Wounds and hardships provoke our courage, and when our fortunes are at the lowest, our wits and minds are commonly at the best. [ Charron ]

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provoke in Scrabble®

The word provoke is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters provoke:

PROVOKE
(114 = 64 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

provoke

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word provoke

PROVOKE
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PROVOKE
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PROVOKE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In provoke

PROVOKE
(114 = 64 + 50)
PROVOKE
(113 = 63 + 50)
PROVOKE
(110 = 60 + 50)
PROVOKE
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PROVOKE
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provoke in Words With Friends™

The word provoke is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters provoke:

PROVOKE
(149 = 114 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

provoke

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word provoke

PROVOKE
(149 = 114 + 35)
PROVOKE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In provoke

PROVOKE
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PROVOKE
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Words within the letters of provoke

2 letter words in provoke (3 words)

orpere

3 letter words in provoke (6 words)

keporeperrevroevoe

4 letter words in provoke (10 words)

overperkpokepoorporeporkreporookroperove

5 letter words in provoke (3 words)

overopokerprove

7 letter words in provoke (1 word)

provoke

provoke + 1 blank (4 words)

provokedprovokeeprovokerprovokes

provoke + 2 blanks (4 words)

overspokeprovokeesprovokersreprovoke
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Words containing the sequence provoke

Words that start with provoke (9 words)

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Words with provoke in them (11 words)

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Words that end with provoke (4 words)

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Shorter words in provoke

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