provoke

(v) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
arouse, elicit, evoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise,
(v) evoke or provoke to appear or occur
- Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple
call forth, evoke, kick up,
(v) provide the needed stimulus for stimulate,
(v) annoy continually or chronically
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague,

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Provos

provost

provoked provoker