The difference between Engender and Provoke

When used as verbs, engender means to beget (of a man), whereas provoke means to cause someone to become annoyed or angry.


check bellow for the other definitions of Engender and Provoke

  1. Engender as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).

  2. Engender as a verb (transitive):

    To give existence to, to produce (living creatures).

  3. Engender as a verb (transitive):

    To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.

  4. Engender as a verb (intransitive):

    To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.

  5. Engender as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To copulate, to have sex.

  1. Engender as a verb (critical theory):

    To endow with gender; to create gender or enhance the importance of gender.

  1. Provoke as a verb (transitive):

    To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.

    Examples:

    "Don't provoke the dog; it may try to bite you."

  2. Provoke as a verb (transitive):

    To bring about a reaction.

  3. Provoke as a verb (obsolete):

    To appeal.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"