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provoke vs stimulate

stimulate vs provoke

provoke and stimulate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
provoke No No Yes No
stimulate No No Yes No
As verbs, provoke and stimulate are synonyms defined as:
  • provoke and stimulate: provide the needed stimulus for
As verbs, stimulate is a hyponym of provoke; that is, stimulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provoke:
  • provoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • stimulate: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Other hyponyms of provoke include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, 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) stimulate (verb)
provide the needed stimulus for cause to be alert and energetic
evoke or provoke to appear or occur act as a stimulant
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) provide the needed stimulus for
annoy continually or chronically cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
cause to occur rapidly
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
stir feelings in
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