Verb

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