Both Uses of
provoke
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- But I must say that there are sometimes such provoking 'Germans' that I don't believe there is a progressive who could quite answer for himself.†
Chpt 4.1 *provoking = causing (a reaction)
- He realised that this was the best policy in his position, because instead of saying too much he would be irritating his enemy by his silence and provoking him into speaking too freely.†
Chpt 4.5
Definition:
to cause a reaction -- typically an emotional reaction such as anger; and sometimes caused intentionally