Let and Provoke

Let

Let verb - To give permission to.

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

Nearby Word: letting

Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

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

Nearby Words: provocation, provoking

character	let character	provoke character
attack	let attack	provoke attack
man	let man	provoke man
people	let people	provoke people
Other words: someone, characters, fight.

Later Uhtred tries to provoke Ubba in similar fashion, telling him that Njörd, god of the sea, has wrecked Guthrum's ships since they have let Ragnar the Elder's real killers go unpunished.

Source: Series / The Last Kingdom
The Taunt Ball item can either defeat them, provoke them into the foreground or provoke an attack that can let the bros do tons of damage via counter-attacks.

Source: Video Game / Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Later, he admits that she actually did get to him, as the entire reason he'd been picked to question her in the first place was because he had the best hand for interrogating without strife, and he'd let her provoke him into being a sarcastic ass instead of handling the situation calmly.

Source: Shut Up Hannibal / Web Comics

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