单词 | provocate |
释义 | † provocateadj. 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. 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. 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). < adj.?a1475v.?a1475 |
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