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provoke v. [
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise] call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
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provoke v. [
evoke, call forth, kick up] evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
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provoke v. [
stimulate] provide the needed stimulus for
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provoke v. [
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest] 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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