Provoke - Definition
provoke
v 1: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse,
elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise,
provoke]
2: evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a
quarrel between the couple" [syn: provoke, evoke, call
forth, kick up]
3: provide the needed stimulus for [syn: provoke, stimulate]
4: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female
co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy,
chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest,
provoke]