unprovoke

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unprovoke

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From un- + provoke.

verb unprovokes · unprovoking · unprovoked

To undo or counter a provocation. Lechery, sir, it provokes and it unprovokes: it provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance: therefore, much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery

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@misc{unprovoke_2026,
  title = {unprovoke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unprovoke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}