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1 provoke
[prə'vəuk]1) (to make angry or irritated: Are you trying to provoke me?) (su)pykdyti, (su)erzinti2) (to cause: His words provoked laughter.) sukelti3) (to cause (a person etc) to react in an angry way: He was provoked into hitting her.) išprovokuoti•- provocative
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