Bring and Provoke

Bring

Bring verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Provoke and bring are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provoke" instead a verb "Bring".

Nearby Word: bringing

Provoke

Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

Bring and provoke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bring" instead a verb "Provoke".

Nearby Words: provocation, provoking

Common collocations

character bring character provoke character
man bring man provoke man
people bring people provoke people
someone bring someone provoke someone
Other words: death, characters, war.

Both words in one sentence

  • Bring It All the characters of Final Fantasy X use a gesture on their enemies to "bring it" when they use the ability Provoke.
    Source: Bring It
  • Series / Ghost Adventures Or you could just provoke them into doing something and bring an EMP monitor for physical evidence.
  • Series / The Shield Shane's attempt (done to provoke Antwon into attacking him so that he could kill him) fails but Rawlings is able to bring Antwon to tears by recounting his hellish childhood.
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