Provoke

prō-vōk′, v.t. to call forth: to summon: to excite or call into action: to excite with anger: to offend: ( B. ) to challenge.— n. Provocā′tion , act of provoking: that which provokes: any cause of danger.— adjs. Provoc′ative , Provoc′atory , tending to provoke or excite.— n. anything that stirs up or provokes.— n. Provoc′ativene , the quality of being provocative.— adj. Provō′kable .— ns. Provōke′ment ( Spens. ), provocation; Provō′ker , one who, or that which, provokes, causes, or promotes.— adj. Provō′king , irritating.— adv. Provō′kingly .— The provocation , the sojourn of the Jews in the wilderne , when they provoked God. [Fr. provoquer —L. provocāre , pro , forth, vocāre , to call.]