Provocerar

Provocerar is not a standard infinitive in modern Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian. The verb meaning “to provoke” is typically provocar in Spanish and Portuguese, and provocare in Italian. Provocerar may appear in some texts as a nonstandard or archaic form or as a typographical error, but it is not used in contemporary, mainstream writing.

Etymology and meaning: The word traces to Latin provocare, itself from pro- “forth” + vocare “to call.” In general, provoke means to call forth a reaction or to incite a person, event, or condition. In Romance languages, the core sense remains closely related to causing or eliciting a response.

Usage and conjugation: In Spanish, the standard infinitive is provocar. Conjugation examples in Spanish include: present provoco, provocas, provoca, provocamos, provocáis, provocan; imperfecto provocaba, provocabas, provocaba, provocábamos, provocabais, provocaban; subjuntivo presente provoque, provoques, provoque, provoquemos, provocuéis, provoquen; pretérito provocó. The imperfect subjunctive forms can be provocara or provocase. The form provocerar is not part of the normal Spanish conjugation and is generally regarded as nonstandard or erroneous.

See also: Provocación, Provocador, Provocativo, Provocar. In most contexts, to express “to provoke” one should use provocar in Spanish or its equivalents in other Romance languages; if provocerar appears, it is best treated as a mistaken or archaic/experimental form rather than a valid contemporary Infinitive.