stimulate, motivate, urge, spur, provoke, activate

provoke, fillip

provoke, tease, defy

inspire, provoke, arouse, encourage, inflame

provoke, torment, hound, harass, persecute, irritate

goad, provoke

incite, provoke, instigate, excite

jab, prod, ram, poke, jolt, provoke

incite, instigate, provoke, abet, close in on step by step

put out, vex, irritate, provoke, aggravate

inspire, trigger off, spark, provoke, stimulate, precipitate

be askew, be out of shape, go haywire, be provocative, be belligerent, provoke