provokes

verb

Saypruh-VOHKSUS/pɹəˈvoʊks/UK/pɹəˈvəʊks/AUS/pɹəˈvəʉks/

1 meaning of provokes

1
verb
Third-person singular simple present of provoke.
His sarcastic tone provokes arguments at almost every meeting.
The new policy provokes strong reactions from both supporters and critics.
Note
A form that expects an object, because both living senses of provoke are transitive. Something provokes a person (her tone provokes him) or provokes a reaction (the ruling provokes protests), and the object tells you which meaning is meant: anger in someone, or a response brought about. The spelling simply adds -s after the final silent e. An older sense, to appeal, is obsolete and best left unused.

provokes is a form of provoke

provoke, verb: To call forth or bring about a particular reaction or response. Full entry

Forms: provokeprovokes he/she/itprovoking -ing formprovoked past tense, past participle
Spelling: provoke → provokes: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /s/.

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