Also means
to cause
Usage Note
Provocar covers both deliberate provocation of a person and neutral causation of an event (provocar un incendio, 'to cause a fire'). In several Latin American countries, especially Colombia, it is also used colloquially to mean 'to feel like doing something' (¿Te provoca un café? = 'Do you feel like a coffee?'), a usage absent in Spain.
Examples
"Sus palabras provocaron una discusión."
Natural Translation
His words provoked an argument.
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