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# How to pronounce "provocated" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/prɒvɒkætɛd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **pro·vo·ca·ted**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: simple past and past participle of provocate

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "provocated" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "OK. Bob, of course, is well known to have a tendency to really aim for very provocated titles. His earlier books are inspired, let's say by various parts of-- The "no asshole world," you can put that, if you want--"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 16:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov__8X_nJrs&t=1003s)

### Example 2
> "happened finally and uh why did you feel you had to leave the country uh because after the last demonstration of six of May I just Russia uh government provocated conflict with police and they started terrist people and after that they said uh that was not a protest it was riots and um responsible for that"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 20:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOdMKqVZlfM&t=1230s)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "provocated" correctly?
"provocated" is pronounced `/prɒvɒkætɛd/`. Syllable breakdown: **pro·vo·ca·ted**.

### What does "provocated" mean in context?
simple past and past participle of provocate

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