1. The article was intended to provoke thought.

2. The article was intended to provoke discussion.

3. She said it deliberately to provoke me.

4. I'm gonna try to provoke a seizure.

5. What had she done to provoke his wrath?

6. However, not all Antigens will provoke a response

7. The minister does not wish to provoke further demonstrations.

8. Annoy irritate bother irk vex provoke aggravate peeve rile.

9. 2 Thinking angry thoughts can provoke strong physiological arousal.

10. But it might not provoke Balliol into action.

11. Paul tried to provoke Fletch into a fight.

12. I gave warning not to provoke the man.

13. And yet he said nothing to provoke her outburst.

14. 18 Tactile and auditory stimuli provoke convulsions with opposthotonis.

15. 16 Tactile and auditory stimuli provoke convulsions with opisthotonos.

16. Such a questionable assertion is sure to provoke criticism.

17. Such tendentious statements are likely to provoke strong opposition.

18. To Antagonize is to provoke someone to react angrily

19. The cost of the book must provoke adverse comment.

20. Unemployment may provoke a sense of alienation from society.

21. Recession and rising unemployment always provoke calls for protectionism.

22. The report is likely to provoke discussion of this issue.

23. He writes in a way not to provoke the censor.

24. Hospital closures provoke far greater numbers and rightly so.

25. If you provoke the dog, it will bite you.

26. If discovered, it will only serve to provoke the empire.

27. Spraying crops and burning stubble also provoke outcries from nearby residents.

28. If someone tries to insult or provoke me, I will .....

29. Strobing lights and high-pitched sounds can provoke a seizure.

30. His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.

31. That accounted for its stridency and its determined effort to provoke alarm.

32. Images such as this were made to provoke a visceral response.

33. In addition, it is possible to Autotransplant endometrium and provoke endometritis

34. Our fears provoke in us a very similar form of suspense.

35. She had been trying to provoke her sister into an argument.

36. To petition Dominus with such insanity would only provoke further punishment.

37. The Future Development of Auditing deserves to provoke a fundamental debate.

38. Hmm. I've never thought that something positive could provoke a panic attack.

39. 19 Spraying crops and burning stubble also provoke outcries from nearby residents.

40. She hopes her editorial will provoke readers into thinking seriously about the issue.

41. Don't throw one bone to two dogs; you'll only provoke a fight.

42. 1 His duty was to conciliate the people, not to provoke them.

43. The effect is finally to provoke analysis rather than rapture or rationalization.

44. 12 The more the reactionaries lash out, the more resistance they provoke.

45. He's trying to provoke the Indians by staging an ADU attack against them.

46. Such measures threaten to provoke escalating retaliation and a full - blown trade war.

47. The arguments that this might provoke additional tension in the province are unconvincing.

48. It was a vicious-looking dog and I didn't want to provoke it.

49. So ingrained is the reflex of contention that even seemingly unobjectionable ideas provoke it.

50. Provoke the hostility of Familiarity information: Antagonise used as a verb is rare.

51. That might provoke a riot, the very thing he was trying to avoid.

52. A well-constructed troll will provoke irate or confused responses from flamers and newbies.

53. Synonyms for Aggravate include annoy, irritate, exasperate, irk, nettle, vex, peeve, pique, provoke and rile

54. In professional wrestling, Blading is the practice of intentionally cutting oneself to provoke bleeding

55. 10 synonyms for Chivy: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke

56. Two of the many aspects of this problem increasingly fascinate and provoke the writer.

57. Synonyms for Antagonize include aggravate, hassle, agitate, annoy, gall, irritate, offend, provoke, needle and rile

58. Synonyms for Arouse include provoke, stimulate, excite, inflame, move, encourage, rouse, incite, inspire and agitate

59. A kind Christian does not want to provoke the householder into a battle of words.

60. But until then they were going to exercise their superhuman abilities to provoke fierce violence.

61. 9 So ingrained is the reflex of contention that even seemingly unobjectionable ideas provoke it.

62. See also: Challenged challenge (someone) to (something) To dare or provoke one to participate in

63. 39 synonyms for Affront: offend, anger, provoke, outrage, insult, annoy, vex, displease, pique, put or

64. 18 All agencies that provoke change and all that retard it can be discribed as'good'or'bad'respectively.

65. But by their misstep salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

66. By Bluffing and faking, you have to somehow provoke and deceive this system of defense

67. Antonyms for Assuage include aggravate, exacerbate, embitter, enrage, heighten, increase, infuriate, intensify, madden and provoke

68. They accused both radicals and conservatives of trying to provoke a split in the party.

69. This is likely to provoke a further row about the bank's role in the affair.

70. The university authorities did not wish to provoke the students by forcibly removing the posters.

71. Adoptionist Christology would not necessarily be deemed incommensurate with Judaism nor provoke the Jewish sensibilities

72. Antonyms for Alleviate include exacerbate, aggravate, agitate, heighten, compound, intensify, provoke, exasperate, increase and amplify

73. Don't provoke me too far . My father started out as a desperado, nothing scares me.

74. All such examples of the perversion of justice can provoke anger and disturb our peace of mind.

75. In addition, antibodies may provoke anaphylactic reactions by activation of immune effector cells and cytokine release.

76. 4 He was trying to provoke her, deliberately goading her into saying more than she intended.

77. I religiously told Jim about each of Neil's presents, desperately hoping to provoke some sort of response.

78. To incur the dislike of; provoke hostility or enmity in: Antagonized her officemates with her rude behavior

79. Astonishment The speed with which the requests from famous persons were treated can provoke nothing but Astonishment

80. With its halo of mystery, absinthe never ceases to provoke heated debates about its vices and virtues.