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provocare
Latin · ancient
"to call forth, to challenge"
to call forth, to challenge, from pro- (forth) and vocare (to call)
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provoke
English · 1300s
"to stir up a strong reaction, often anger"
settled as the English word for stirring up a reaction, often anger
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