different between incites vs provocateur

English

Verb

incites

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incite

Anagrams

• citisen, intices

Catalan

Verb

incites

1. second-person singular present indicative form of incitar

French

Verb

incites

1. second-person singular present indicative of inciter
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of inciter

Latin

Verb

incit?s

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of incit?

Portuguese

Verb

incites

1. second-person singular (tu) present subjunctive of incitar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) negative imperative of incitar

Spanish

Verb

incites

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of incitar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of incitar.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French provocateur. Doublet of provocator.

Noun

provocateur (plural provocateurs)

1. One who engages in provocative behavior.
2. An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.

Hyponyms

• provocateuse (female)

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin provocator. See provoquer, -ateur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.v?.ka.tœ?/

Adjective

provocateur (feminine singular provocatrice, masculine plural provocateurs, feminine plural provocatrices)

1. provocative, inflammatory

   Synonym: provocant

Derived terms

Noun

provocateur m (plural provocateurs, feminine provocatrice)

1. provocateur, provoker; one who provokes

Related terms

• provoquer

Further reading

• “provocateur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).