[prəˈvəʊk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone
(e.g: the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘invoke, summon’): from Old French provoquer, from Latin provocare ‘challenge’, from pro- ‘forth’ + vocare ‘to call’