provocare

Definitions of provocare
  1. verb
    call to arms; of military personnel
    synonyms: cagionare, creare, determinare, fare, invocare, mobilitare, precettare, produrre, richiamare, sollevare
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    convocare, indire
    order, request, or command to come
  2. verb
    summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
    synonyms: cagionare, creare, determinare, fare, invocare, precettare, produrre, rallegrare, richiamare, ricreare, rilanciare, risollevare, sollevare
    scatenare
    evoke or provoke to appear or occur
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    bestemmiare, dannare, esecrare, imprecare, maledire, sacramentare
    wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
    benedire
    give a benediction to
    oliare, ungere
    administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
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    fare, fare in modo
    make or cause to be or to become
  3. verb
    give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
    synonyms: cagionare, causare, creare, dare origine, determinare, fare, produrre, sfociare
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    determinare, influenzare, profilare
    shape or influence; give direction to
    apportare, aprire, cominciare, impiantare, iniziare, occasionare
    produce
    scatenare
    evoke or provoke to appear or occur
    aizzare, articolare, incentivare, intenerire, motivare, scansare, spostare
    give an incentive for action
    scassinare
    urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
    disporre, inclinare
    make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
    rimaneggiare
    shape anew or differently
    cronometrare
    set the speed, duration, or execution of
    adempiere, assolvere, compiere, completare, effettuare, eseguire, esercitare, espletare, fare, operare, realizzare
    put in effect
    preludere
    bring something new to an environment
    buscare, disegnare, riscuotere
    earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
    attivare, azionare, inciampare, scatenare
    put in motion or move to act
    precipitare
    bring about abruptly
    precipitare
    cause to occur rapidly
    denominare, designare, nominare
    set up or lay the groundwork for
    disporre, distribuire, orchestrare, organizzare
    plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
    inforcare, sferrare
    put up or launch
    imprendere, intraprendere, osare
    enter upon an activity or enterprise
    acconciare, allestire, ammannire, apparecchiare, apprestare, approntare, catalogare, commissionare, concertare, congegnare, costruire, disporre, escogitare, formare, indrappellare, inquadrare, orchestrare, ordinare, organizzare, organizzarsi, pensare, predisporre, preparare, prepararsi, provvedere
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
    scontare
    contribute or conduce to
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    fare, fare in modo
    make or cause to be or to become
  4. verb
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    synonyms: aizzare, attizzare, cagionare, causare, concitare, destare, eccitare, fomentare, istigare, scatenare, sollevare, suscitare, svegliare
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    invitare, presupporre, richiedere
    increase the likelihood of
    rinfocolare, rinverdire
    arouse again
    infatuare
    arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
    accalorare, accalorarsi, accendersi, eccitare, eccitarsi, infervorarsi, infiammare, infiammarsi, rinfocolare, riscaldare, scaldare, scaldarsi
    arouse or excite feelings and passions
    accendere, agitare, eccitare, esaltare, infiammare, nobilitare, stimolare
    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
    dispiacere, increscere, rincrescere, scompaginare, sconcertare, spiacere
    cause to lose one's composure
    svergognare
    cause to be ashamed
    ferire, ingiuriare, insultare, offendere, oltraggiare, scottare, toccare, turbare, vilipendere, vituperare
    hurt the feelings of
    colmare, coprire, dominare, ricoprire, scavalcare, soggiogare, sopraffare, subissare, trasportare, vincere
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
    interessare
    excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
    ingiuriare, insultare, offendere, oltraggiare, svillaneggiare, vilipendere, vituperare
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    caricare, gravare, onerare, raggomitolare
    stimulate sexually
    intimorire, spaurire, spaventare
    cause fear in
    esasperare, esulcerare, irritare
    make furious
    imbarazzare
    cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
    corrucciare, infuriare, tempestare
    put into a rage; make violently angry
    solleticare
    feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
    mortificare, scornare, umiliare, umiliarsi
    cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    infondere, ispirare, mettere, trasmettere
    heighten or intensify
    solleticare
    excite pleasurably or erotically
    consumarsi, esasperare, esulcerare, irritare, logorarsi, snervare, snervarsi
    exasperate or irritate
    appassionare, attanagliare, avvincere, tormentare
    to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
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    fare, fare in modo
    make or cause to be or to become
  5. verb
    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
    synonyms: accendere, agitare, eccitare, esaltare, infiammare, nobilitare, stimolare
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    caricare, gravare, onerare, raggomitolare
    stimulate sexually
    intimorire, spaurire, spaventare
    cause fear in
    solleticare
    feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
    infondere, ispirare, mettere, trasmettere
    heighten or intensify
    solleticare
    excite pleasurably or erotically
    bluffare
    frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
    allucinare, atterrire, terrificare
    fill with terror; frighten greatly
    intimidire, minacciare
    make timid or fearful
    inorridire, sbigottire, sgomentare
    fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
    animare, incoraggiare
    inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
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    aizzare, attizzare, cagionare, causare, concitare, destare, eccitare, fomentare, istigare, scatenare, sollevare, suscitare, svegliare
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  6. verb
    provoke or stir up
    synonyms: aizzare, attizzare, eccitare, fomentare, gonfiare, istigare, montare, pompare, rinfocolare, scatenare
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    concitare, suscitare
    provide the needed stimulus for
  7. verb
    provide the needed stimulus for
    synonyms: concitare, suscitare
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    adescare, allettare, attrarre, indurre, invitare
    provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
    aizzare, attizzare, eccitare, fomentare, gonfiare, istigare, montare, pompare, rinfocolare, scatenare
    provoke or stir up
    accendere, fomentare, rinfocolare, suscitare
    try to stir up public opinion
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    sfidare
    issue a challenge to
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