It means to make something happen by angering someone else, such as--> He may punch you if you provoke him with name calling.
To provoke
to provoke
To provoke
provoke
Provoke in Latin is either Provocare or Vocare. When I looked at etymonline.com, provoke gave me a connection to Voice. Voice is vocare in Latin. I thought, do Provoke and Voice have anything in common? I found out that Vocare mean "to call" Do they have anything in common? What does provoke have to do with to call?a friend of mine said: maybe you can get provoked by having someone call you? I don't know!
Taunt, tease, or provoke
Provoke
To anger someone means to provoke them to anger or make them mad.
Provoke, encourage, activate etc, generally a positive effect
Provoking someone is annoying them or making them angry in some way.
Do not provoke something...or take advantage of a situation a second time.
No, "provoke" does not have a prefix. It is a standalone word.