Sinhala Dictionary definitions for provoke
provoke 🔊 /pɹʌvowˈk/
provoke : අවුස්සනවා
provoke : යකා වැහෙනවා
provoke : පොළඹවනවා
provoke : උපදවනවා
provoke definition
Transitive verb. To call forth; to call into being or action; Especially., to incense to action, a faculty or passion, as love, hate, or ambition; hence, commonly, to incite, as a person, to action by a challenge, by taunts, or by defiance; to exasperate; to irritate; to offend intolerably; to cause to retaliate.
Intransitive verb.
- To cause provocation or anger.
- To appeal. [A Latinism]