provocate

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin provoco, provocatus. Doublet of provoke.

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈvɒ.keɪt/
(US) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈvɑ(ː).keɪt/

Verb edit

provocate (third-person singular simple present provocates, present participle provocating, simple past and past participle provocated)

(nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) To provoke.
To call forth.
To challenge.

Related terms edit

Italian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

provocate

inflection of provocare:
1. second-person plural present indicative
2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2 edit

Participle edit

provocate f pl

feminine plural of provocato

Anagrams edit

portavoce

Latin edit

Verb edit

prōvocāte

second-person plural present active imperative of prōvocō

Spanish edit

Verb edit

provocate

second-person singular voseo imperative of provocar combined with te