Meaning of "provoke"

provoke •

v.
• • 1. to make angry, to vex: magpagalit, galitin, pagalitin
  • 2. to stir up, excite: pumukaw, makapukaw, pukawin
  • 3. to call forth: kumayag, kayagin
  • 4. to bring about, to cause, to start into action: magbunsod, ibunsod, lumikha
  • 5. to initiate trouble: mang-udyok, udyukan, udyukin

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vex

v.
• • 1. to annoy, to anger by trifles, to provoke: mangyamot, makayamot, mayamot, yamutin, mang-inis, mainis, makainis, uminis, inisin
  • 2. to disturb: manggulo, gumulo, guluhin, manggambala, gumambala, gambalain, mambalisa, bumalisa, balisahin

angry

adj.
• • 1. galit
  • 2. to get angry: magalit
  • 3. to make angry, provoke: magpagalit, galitin
  • 4. to feel angry but to be suppressing it: magngitngit
  • 5. to show an angry face: sumimangot, simangutan, mandilat, pandilatan

tempt

v.
• • 1. to make or try to make a person do something: tumukso, tuksuhin, mang-udyok, mag-udyok, udyukan, magbunsod, ibunsod, magbuyo, bumuyo, buyuhin, ibuyo
  • 2. to be made to do something: matukso, mabuyo
  • 3. to attract, appeal strongly to: mang-akit, umakit, akitin, manghikayat, humikayat, hikayatin, manghalina, humalina, halinahin
  • 4. to be attracted: mahalina, maakit
  • 5. to test: sumubok, subukin
  • 6. to provoke: tumukso, tuksuhin, manukso

inis

v.
• • mainis (ma-) to be annoyed, to be disgusted, to be exasperated. Nainis siya sa akin. She got annoyed with me. uminis, mang-inis, inisin (-um, mang-:-in)

v.
• • to vex, to annoy, to provoke, to exasperate. Huwag kang mang-inis ng kapwa. Don't annoy your fellowmen.