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单词 provocate
释义

provocateadj.

Forms: late Middle English prouocate, late Middle English provocate.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prōvocātus, prōvocāre.
Etymology: < classical Latin prōvocātus, past participle of prōvocāre provoke v.
Obsolete. rare.
As past participle: provoked, stimulated, incited.
ΚΠ
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 7 (MED) Y, wyllenge to folowe the descriptores of the storye quadriuialle, and as provocate [L. provocatus] thro thexemple of theim, intende to compile a tretys of the state of the yle of Breteyne.
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 15 Thro whiche labour..grete men schalle be prouocate to exercise.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

provocatev.

Brit. /ˈprɒvəkeɪt/, U.S. /ˈprɑvəˌkeɪt/
Forms: late Middle English–1600s prouocate, 1600s provocat (Scottish), 1600s– provocate.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prōvocāt-, prōvocāre.
Etymology: < classical Latin prōvocāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix3) of prōvocāre provoke v.
rare.
1. transitive. = provoke v., in various senses.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > affect with emotion [verb (transitive)] > cause or give rise to an emotion
rearOE
arear?c1225
annoyc1300
movea1325
excite1393
raisea1400
lighta1413
stirc1430
provokec1450
provocate?a1475
rendera1522
to stir upc1530
excitate?1549
inspire1576
yield1576
to turn up1579
rouse1589
urge1594
incense1598
upraisea1600
upreara1600
irritate1612
awakena1616
recreate1643
pique1697
arouse1730
unlull1743
energize1753
evocate1827
evoke1856
vibe1977
the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > bring about by incitement
stirc897
forthclepe?c1000
raisec1175
entice1297
rearc1325
excitea1340
arta1450
provocate?a1475
suscitate1528
to stir upc1530
provoke1535
store1552
concitea1555
upsteer1558
spirit1598
solicit1602
foment1606
fana1616
proritate1620
incite1627
ferment1660
spirita1680
brush1755
whip1805
to put (also set) (the) spurs to1819
fillipa1822
instigate1852
spark-plug1945
whomp1961
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1872) IV. 363 (MED) Guiderius..did prouocate gretely the hate of the Romanes ageyne him, in that he denyede to pay a tribute to theyme.
1582 R. Robinson tr. J. Leland Learned Assertion Life Prince Arthure iii. f. 4v The Brittaines like conquerours take courage to them, prouocating their enemies to fight.
1622 P. Hannay Nightingale 41 Nor can his brest Those flames inuest, Which prouocate his cares.
1777 H. Cartwright Lett. Female Educ. 61 On every occasion continue stedfast and immoveable in the cause of duty, though ever so much provocated to forsake it.
1856 W. G. Simms Eutaw xii. 137 I wouldn't hurt you, Nelly, you knows; but you musn't provocate me, and no more, do you hear, about that bloody gallows.
1941 G. H. Calpin There are no S. Africans 239 An action that provocates the anger of others.
2004 N.Y. Sun (Nexis) 9 Nov. 4 Such a lecture would only serve the purpose of provocating and intensifying the pain and heartbreak of the majority of our neighbors.
2. intransitive. Scottish. To lodge an appeal. Cf. provoke v. 7b. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > plead a cause
thingOE
provocate1608
solicit1610
1608 in J. B. Craven Rec. Dioceses Argyll & Isles (1907) 62 For if a bishop wrong a minister, shall the povr minister provocat, and so come 4 or 500 miles in that petition?

Derivatives

ˈprovocating adj. provoking; provocative.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective] > causing anger
angering1596
provocativea1600
incensive1633
provokinga1643
provocating1651
aggravating1685
inflammatorya1711
provocatory1870
hackle-raising1935
the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [adjective] > irritating
stinginga1250
provocativea1600
nettling1607
provokinga1643
provocating1651
urging1655
aggravating1685
irritating1707
piquing1794
enfevering1799
naggy1825
exasperative1837
raspish1854
exasperating1858
nagging1859
riling1860
provocatory1870
irritative1878
enraging1880
irritant1885
naggish1885
antagonizing1896
teasy1901
soddish1922
pissy1930
jerk1947
needling1958
1651 E. Sherburne tr. Homer in Poems & Transl. 73 All provocating Pleasures there were wrought, Desire, Love, Female Blandishments, [etc.].
1774 C. Dibdin Waterman i. 3 What a provocating creature!
1879 Racine (Wisconsin) Daily Herald 13 Mar. 3/3 He was casting sheep's eyes at her, while hers turned on him with a provocating roll.
2001 W. S. Penn Feathering Custer 191 It was a real mythology in the sense that like the spherical accumulations of a pearl, at its center was the provocating grain of sand.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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