| provoke | vt 1. rouse to anger, a. (person) membangkitkan kemarahan, memberangsangkan, memprovokasi: his sharp remark ~d the old lady, kata-katanya yg kesat membangkitkan kemarahan perempuan tua itu; their continual sneering finally ~d him to violence, cemuhan mereka yg berterusan akhirnya memberangsangkan lelaki itu sehingga dia bertindak ganas; b. (animal) mengusik, mengacau, mengganggu: a cat will only scratch you if it’s ~d, kucing hanya akan mencakar kamu jika dikacau; 2. prompt, bring about, menimbulkan: his speech ~d strong reaction from a section of the audience, ucapannya menimbulkan reaksi yg hebat drpd sebahagian hadirin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| needle | vt provoke, menyakitkan hati: he keeps needling me about being fat, dia tdk henti-henti menyakitkan hati saya dgn mengatakan saya gemuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| suggest | 4. provoke a thought, memory, etc, menimbulkan: the sight of the birds ~ed a new idea for flying machines, ternampak burung menimbulkan idea baru utk mencipta pesawat terbang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stimulate | vt 1. provoke, arouse, merangsang: the cheers of the spectators ~d him to further efforts, sorak-sorai para penonton merangsangnya utk berusaha lebih keras; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| raise | 8. give rise to, provoke, a. (smile, blush) menyebabkan: the compliment ~d a blush to her cheeks, pujian itu menyebabkan pipinya naik merah; b. (protest) menimbulkan, membangkitkan: the new law ~d a storm of protest, undang-undang baru itu menimbulkan bantahan yg hebat; c. (cheer, laugh) membangkitkan: the story ~d a laugh from the audience, cerita itu membangkitkan gelak ketawa drpd para penonton; 9. put forward for consideration, attention, etc, menimbulkan, membangkitkan: the same issue was ~d at the last meeting, isu yg sama telah ditimbulkan dlm mesyuarat lalu; 10. cause to assemble, mengerahkan: the Emperor ~d an army to invade the island, Maharaja mengerahkan tentera utk menyerang pulau itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| annoy | vt 1. irritate, provoke, menjengkelkan, menggemaskan, menyakitkan hati: he ~ed his friend by coming late, dia menjengkelkan kawannya krn dia datang lambat; 2. harass, mengganggu, mengacau: the mosquitoes are ~ing us, nyamuk-nyamuk itu mengganggu kami; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tickle | vt 1. excite to provoke laughter, menggeletek: he ~d the child under the arms, dia menggeletek ketiak budak itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trigger | 2. also ~ off, spark off, provoke, mencetuskan: the remark ~ed off a brawl, teguran itu mencetuskan pergaduhan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| goad | vt 1. urge on with a goad, menggiring, menghalau: they ~ed the cattle into the pen, mereka menghalau lembu ke dlm kandang; 2. (provoke) mengapi-apikan; (annoy) memanaskan [hati sso]; (spur, urge) merangsang: the demonstrators were trying to ~ the soldiers into reacting to their taunts, penunjuk-penunjuk perasaan itu mencuba mengapi-apikan askar-askar itu supaya bertindak balas thdp ejekan mereka; their disregard of discipline ~ed the sports teacher into fury, sikap mereka yg tdk mempedulikan disiplin itu memanaskan hati guru sukan sehingga berang; his attempts to ~ his lazy friend into action had proved to be futile, usahanya utk merangsang kawannya yg pemalas itu supaya bertindak sia-sia saja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| anger | n kemarahan, keberangan, kegusaran, marah, meradang, berang, gusar; (of God, royalty) kemurkaan: his rudeness roused his teacher’s ~, sikapnya yg tdk sopan menimbulkan kemarahan gurunya; to be filled with ~, naik /marah, radang/; to provoke so. to ~, menyebabkan sso /marah, naik radang/; blind ~, gelap mata; in (a moment of) ~, /semasa, ketika/ sedang marah; in a fit of ~, semasa [sso] dlm keadaan terlalu marah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |