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