Both Uses of
provoke
in
The Trial of Socrates by Linder
- Often his unpopular views, expressed disdainfully and with an air of condescension, provoked his listeners to anger.†
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- If the accounts of Plato and Xenophon are reasonably accurate, Socrates sought not to persuade jurors, but rather to lecture and provoke them.†
Definition:
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(provoke) to cause a reaction -- typically an emotional reaction such as anger; and sometimes caused intentionally