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provoke vs inflame

inflame vs provoke

provoke and inflame both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
provoke No No Yes No
inflame No No Yes No
As verbs, inflame is a hyponym of provoke; that is, inflame is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provoke:
  • provoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • inflame: arouse or excite feelings and passions
Other hyponyms of provoke include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.
provoke (verb) inflame (verb)
provide the needed stimulus for become inflamed; get sore
evoke or provoke to appear or occur cause inflammation in
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) arouse or excite feelings and passions
annoy continually or chronically cause to start burning
catch fire
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