provoke Copy link Outline I. To call forth, occasion1. cieo, cīvi, cĭtum, 2; esp. in medicine, to p. evacuation, alvum c., Plin. 20, 9, 38.2. mŏveo, mōvi, tum, 2II. To irritate, make angry1. irrīto, 12. mŏveo, 2 (scarcely so strong as Eng.)3. concĭto, 14. expr. by stŏmăchus, i, m., and a verb5. in pass.III. To lead on to anything1. allĭcio, illĭcio, lexi, ctum, 32. incĭto, 1 • provoke: I. To call forth, occasion: 1. cieo, cīvi, cĭtum, 2; esp. in medicine, to p. evacuation, alvum c., Plin. 20, 9, 38. 2. mŏveo, mōvi, tum, 2: to p. any one's laughter rather than anger, risum alicui magis quam stomachum m., Cic. Att. 6, 3: Quint.: v. to excite. In same sense, commŏveo, 2: to p. great hatred against any one, magnum odium in aliquem c., Cic. Inv. 1, 54, 103. II. To irritate, make angry: 1. irrīto, 1: to p. by force and assail with the sword a most valiant man, vi i. ferroque lacessere fortissimum virum, Cic. Mil. 31, 84: to p. people to war, animos (hominum) ad bellum i., Liv. 31, 5, med.: also, iracundiam i., Sen. Ir. 3, 8, 2. 2. mŏveo, 2 (scarcely so strong as Eng.): I saw the man was p.d "nettled"), intellexi hominem moveri, Cic. Att. 1, 14, 4: to p. Diana, numina Dianae m., Hor. Epod. 17, 3. So, commŏveo, 2 (strengthened from simple verb): Hor. S. 2, 1, 45 (qui me commorit, flebit!). 3. concĭto, 1: e. g. in arma, ad vim, etc.: v. to stir up. 4. expr. by stŏmăchus, i, m., and a verb: to p. any one, s. alicui movere, Cic. Att. 6, 3; facere, ib. 5, 11. So with bīlis, is, f.: e. g. bilem alicui commovere, ib. 2, 7, med. 5. in pass.: exardesco, irascor (to be p.d): v. angry, to be. (N.B.--Not provoco in this sense: v. to challenge.) III. To lead on to anything: 1. allĭcio, illĭcio, lexi, ctum, 3: v. to entice, allure. (Usu. of leading to that which is bad; always, of the leading of pleasure.) 2. incĭto, 1: v. to incite, stimulate.