Definitions For Provoke

verb

  • Provide the needed stimulus for
  • Evoke or provoke to appear or occur
  • Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • Annoy continually or chronically
  • To cause the occurrence of (a feeling or action) : to make (something) happen
  • To cause (a person or animal) to become angry, violent, etc.

Is Provokes a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19

The word Provoke is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Provoke in a Sentence

  • His remarks provoked both tears and laughter.
  • He just says those things because he's trying to provoke you.
  • The animal will not attack unless it is provoked.

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