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Term: prevoke

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: To deliberately provoke or incite someone or something; to instigate a reaction.

Sense 1: To intentionally stimulate a person's emotions or actions.

Example Sentence: The politician's speech was designed to prevoke anger among the citizens.

Sense 2: To deliberately instigate a response or reaction from an animal or object.

Example Sentence: The trainer used a whip to prevoke the tiger and make it perform tricks.

Sense 3: To incite or provoke a negative outcome or consequence.

Example Sentence: His reckless driving prevok