PROVOKE

(verb) provide the needed stimulus for
synonyms : stimulate
(verb) evoke or provoke to appear or occur
"Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
synonyms : call forth , evoke , kick up
(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity", "raise a smile", "evoke sympathy"
synonyms : arouse , elicit , enkindle , evoke , fire , kindle , raise
“the incident fired his imagination”, “the movie kindled interest in”, “his curt reply provoked her to” -added by nsrees
The drug had the power to elicit human emotions. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) annoy continually or chronically
"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked", "This man harasses his female co-workers"
synonyms : beset , chevvy , chevy , chivvy , chivy , harass , harry , hassle , molest , plague
he already busy with a hundred things , he doesnt need you beseting him like this. -added by diviya_inlas

Mnemonics for provoke

(Tag: ) (Think of Provogue company): The sales man in provogue showroom started argumenting instaed of changing the defective shirt. It annoyed me badly.
added by talkychamp Edit Mnemonic

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