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