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All of us from fertile egg to embryo to corpse, are exactly that: warm, wet, furry animals compelled by the sexuality of our forefathers and foremothers to be, either directly or indirectly, our own exciting and excitable, provocative and provocable selves.
Lynn Margulis

Meaning of "provocable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROVOCABLE

provocable  [prəˈvəʊkəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVOCABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Provocable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVOCABLE


applicable
ˈæplɪkəbəl
bookable
ˈbʊkəbəl
brookable
ˈbrʊkəbəl
despicable
dɪˈspɪkəbəl
educable
ˈɛdjʊkəbəl
impeccable
ɪmˈpɛkəbəl
ineducable
ɪnˈɛdjʊkəbəl
manducable
ˈmændjʊkəbəl
pokable
ˈpəʊkəbəl
provokable
prəˈvəʊkəbəl
remarkable
rɪˈmɑːkəbəl
revokable
rɪˈvəʊkəbəl
smokable
ˈsməʊkəbəl
smokeable
ˈsməʊkəbəl
stackable
ˈstækəbəl
unbreakable
ʌnˈbreɪkəbəl
uneducable
ʌnˈɛdjʊkəbəl
unsmokable
ʌnˈsməʊkəbəl
vocable
ˈvəʊkəbəl
workable
ˈwɜːkəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVOCABLE

provocant
provocateur
provocation
provocative
provocatively
provocativeness
provocator
provocatory
provokable
provoke
provokement
provoker
provoking
provokingly
provolone
provost
provost court
provost guard
provost marshal

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVOCABLE

able
allocable
amicable
brake cable
cable
coaxial cable
communicable
explicable
extension cable
implacable
impracticable
inapplicable
inexplicable
irrevocable
jumper cable
masticable
power cable
practicable
predicable
revocable
transmission cable

Synonyms and antonyms of provocable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «provocable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROVOCABLE

Find out the translation of provocable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of provocable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «provocable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

provocable
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

provocable
570 millions of speakers

English

provocable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

provocable
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

provocable
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

provocable
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

provocable
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

provocable
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

provocable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Provokasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

provozierbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

provocable
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

provocable
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Provocable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

provocable
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

provocable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तेजक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

provokasyonla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inducibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

provocable
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

provocable
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

provocable
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

provocable
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

provocable
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

provocable
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

provocable
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of provocable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOCABLE»

The term «provocable» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.180 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOCABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about provocable

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QUOTES WITH «PROVOCABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word provocable.
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Lynn Margulis
All of us from fertile egg to embryo to corpse, are exactly that: warm, wet, furry animals compelled by the sexuality of our forefathers and foremothers to be, either directly or indirectly, our own exciting and excitable, provocative and provocable selves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVOCABLE»

Discover the use of provocable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to provocable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Game Theory and Its Applications in the Social and ...
The first is the propensity to be provocable (or retaliatory, as Axelrod called it): a provocable program is one that retaliates in response to defection of the other player, and the most successful programs tended to be provocable. TIT FOR TAT is ...
Andrew M. Colman, 1995
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Echocardiography in Heart Failure
Step 4B: In Patients without Resting LVOT Obstruction, Determine if There Is Provocable LVOT Obstruction • When there is HCM and a resting LVOT gradiThe spectral profile of mitral regurgitation has an earlier onset, a more abrupt initial ...
Martin St. John Sutton, Susan E. Wiegers, 2011
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Game Theory and Its Applications: In the Social and ...
The first is the propensity to be provoc'abie (or retaliatory, as Axelrod called it): a provocable program is one that retaliates in response to defection of the other player, and the most successful programs tended to be provocable. TIT FOR TAT is ...
Andrew M. Colman, 2013
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Cardiovascular Disease In The Elderly, Third Edition, ...
... and/or provocable myocardial ischemia in presence of risk factors for CAD Alpha-2 Patients with existing agonists CAD undergoing vascular surgery Calcium channel blockers Patients requiring calcium channel blockers to control angina ...
Wilbert S. Aronow, Jerome L. Fleg, Michael W. Rich, 2004
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Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease
In the subgroup undergoing noninvasive risk stratification, when provocable ischemia was not present, the subsequent in- farct-free survival rate was 98% at 12 months compared with 9 1 % in patients who were randomized to angioplasty at ...
Valentin Fuster, Eric J. Topol, Elizabeth G. Nabel, 2005
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Modeling International Conflict
A strategy is provocable if it responds to a defection by immediately defecting, and it is anti-provocable if it responds by cooperating. A strategy is accepting if it responds to cooperation by cooperating, and it is anti-accepting if it responds by  ...
Frank C. Zagare, 1990
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Social Influences on Ethical Behavior in Organizations
Second, although Nice was provocable and would retaliate if O's cooperation dipped below 80, it reverted to maximal cooperation even before O. did, as long as O. satisfied the threshold of acceptable behavior (i.e., its observed cooperation  ...
John M. Darley, David M. Messick, Tom R. Tyler, 2001
8
Diagnosis and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
CHAPTER 5 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Latent (Provocable) Obstruction: Pathophysiology and Management E. Douglas Wigle, MD, Maria Eriksson, MD, PhD, Paul Rakowski, David Focsaneanu, Cairrine Sloggett, RN, Anna Woo, MD,  ...
Barry J. Maron, 2008
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Law & the Beautiful Soul
It suggests that we can draw a line between matters that are 'provocative' and persons who are 'provocable' (Smith, 1995). However, this is not necessarily the case. For someone like the impotent man in R v Bedder, the taunt concerning his  ...
Alan Norrie, Edmund Davies Professor of Criminal Law and Justice Alan Norrie, 2013
10
Group Dynamics
It is provocable in the sense that it immediately retaliates against individuals who com— pete, and it is clear because people playing against someone using this strategy quickly recognize its contingencies. It is forgiving, however, in that it im—  ...
Donelson Forsyth, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVOCABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term provocable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jammu Shehar Naa Dain Meri Maa…? O My Mother, Don't Send Me …
Were our men, many hot-headed, often proud of their machismo, going to remain in the limelight as violent, easily provocable? Were several men ganging up on ... «CounterCurrents.org, Jun 15»
2
Investigan la muerte de un motociclista en un confuso episodio
A mí sí me divierte contestarte, pues sos muy provocable. Tiran una piña al aire y le das a tábano, tan pagado de sí mismo. ¡Muero por leer algunas de tus ... «La Gaceta Tucumán, Jan 15»
3
Estudio muestra que el bullying escolar tiene efectos negativos en …
Se trata de niños más impulsivos, fácilmente provocables, con baja autoestima, impopulares entre sus compañeros y con baja comprensión de las señales ... «Latercera, Aug 13»
4
¡Quítate esa locura de la cabeza!
Las emociones son pues algo estimulable y provocable físicamente. El cerebro es una compleja máquina formada por millones de conexiones nerviosas donde ... «Finanzas.com, Jul 13»
5
Una intercambio de pareceres con José Monzó
El “Tit-for-Tat” tiene un problema: es una estrategia demasiado provocable. Como sucede en el conflicto Palestino-Israelí desde hace décadas. Respondiendo ... «La Red Comarcal, Aug 11»
6
Primer juego comercial en el Centro de Software Ubuntu: ¿es este …
Siempre es provocable crackearlo por que la decepción es “decepcionante” jeje! Es una gran iniciativa de verdad para el mundo del GNU/Linux. Con tal que no ... «MuyLinux, Oct 10»
7
Dating and Game Theory: How to Make Better Decisions in Your …
If you think you're too nice, then you should be more provocable. In the example above, this does not mean that you should set up another date and then cancel ... «Huffington Post, May 10»
8
The end of cheap oil: Are you ready?
Next, it was "provocable." By that, the event organizers meant that it would respond to provocation by immediately responding to a win/lose action with another ... «DC Velocity, Jan 08»
9
Hallucinations psychogènes et délires à début Spirite
Chez les alcooliques aigus ou subaigus, à côté des hallucinations spontanées s'observent, chacun le sait, des hallucinations exogènes, provocables, dans ... «Psychanalyse-paris.com, Jan 07»
10
La fin d'une voyante
... euphorique, avec scission dans la personnalité, langage automatique rythmé, à peu près inconscient et amnésique, provocable presque à volonté. «Psychanalyse-paris.com, Dec 06»

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