provoke

/pษนษ™หˆvoสŠk/

IPA: /P R AH0 V OW1 K/

verb
  1. 1

    To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.

    โ€œDon't provoke the dog; it may try to bite you.โ€

  2. 2

    To bring about a reaction.

  3. 3

    To appeal.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/provoke