provoke - verb

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
• evoke or provoke to appear or occur
• provide the needed stimulus for
• annoy continually or chronically

provoke - thesaurus

arouse   beset   chevvy   chevy   chivvy   chivy   elicit   enkindle   evoke   fire   harass   harry   hassle   kindle   molest   plague   raise   stimulate