What is "provokes"

Usage examples of "provokes".

The direct, intense stimulation of my sensory neurons provokes the construction of elaborate simulations in the perceptual centers of my brain.

This is the operating principle that guides the research of Niles Caulder, the Chief of the DOOM PATROL, as he deliberately provokes 'accidents' that transform self-satisfied conformists into companionless, existentially tormented super-heroes.

This provokes the first nation into developing a 10- megaton bomb, which in turn provokes the second into making a 20- megaton bomb, and so on.

He transforms Paris into a virtual-reality art playground, and provokes an epidemic of LSD hallucinations across the USA.

The deliberate infliction of death always provokes a lot of heart-searching and ethical debate.

This is a true progressive arms race: each advance on one side provokes the counter-advance on the other, and the result is a steady increase in some attribute as time goes by - in this case, explosive power of bombs.

But the thought provokes a searing bolt of pain so fierce that the fleeting thought whirls away and is lost.

This provokes a reasonable hypothesis: that your toruses are defective, or else your instruments.