provoke

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provoke Definition

• (v) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
• (v) call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
• (v) provide the needed stimulus for
• (v) annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

provoke Synonyms

• arouse
• beset
• call forth
• chevvy
• chevy
• chivvy
• chivy
• elicit
• enkindle
• evoke
• fire
• harass
• harry
• hassle
• kick up
• kindle
• molest
• plague
• provoke
• raise
• stimulate