provoke

To incite to anger or resentment.

To stir to action or feeling.

To give rise to; bring about.

To bring about deliberately; induce.

To call forth or out; challenge; summon.

To stimulate to action; move; excite; arouse.

To call forth; cause; occasion; instigate.

To excite to anger or passion; exasperate; irritate; enrage.

Synonyms and To stir up, rouse, awake, induce, incite, impel, kindle.

Irritate, Incense, etc. (see exasperate), offend, anger, chafe, nettle, gall.