All 7 Uses of
provoke
in
The Bourne Supremacy
- He could also do without the stares he would probably provoke.†
Chpt 3 *provoke = cause (a reaction)
- One of my friendly interrogators got hot and tried to provoke me.†
Chpt 5
- You could provoke that urge very easily.'†
Chpt 6
- The quickest way to provoke that state was to permit no contact, no discussion, no exculpating explanations aimed at enlisting the subject to get the offender off the hook.†
Chpt 8
- Nearly everything he brought up was meant to provoke a response from me.†
Chpt 17
- I had to develop a situation rapidly that would provoke an immediate response, a total commitment to act instantly.†
Chpt 20
- Every now and then a naval vessel would pull alongside a fishing boat, provoking wildly excited gestures from the fishermen.†
Chpt 22provoking = causing (a reaction)
Definition:
to cause a reaction — often an emotional reaction like anger, and sometimes done on purpose