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shake up vs provoke

provoke vs shake up

shake up and provoke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shake up No No Yes No
provoke No No Yes No
As verbs, provoke is a hypernym of shake up; that is, provoke is a word with a broader meaning than shake up:
  • shake up: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
  • provoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of shake up include arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, raise.
shake up (verb) provoke (verb)
make fuller by shaking provide the needed stimulus for
change the arrangement or position of evoke or provoke to appear or occur
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
shock physically annoy continually or chronically
shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
organize anew
Difference between shake up and provoke

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