Provoke
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

IRE
Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

FAN
A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces

IRK
Irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"

VEX
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

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FIRE
The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

BAIT
Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

ROIL
Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

STIR
A rapid active commotion

GOAD
A pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

SPUR
A sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on"

PROD
Urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"

DARE
A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"

RILE
Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

5 letters

SPARK
A momentary flash of light

EVOKE
Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

BESET
Decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)

CHEVY
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

HARRY
Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

ANGER
Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

PIQUE
Tightly woven fabric with raised cords

EGGON
Urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"

ROUSE
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

TEMPT
Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"

INCUR
Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"

RAISE
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

CHIVY
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

ANNOY
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

ROUST

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KINDLE
Catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

ENRAGE
Put into a rage; make violently angry

NETTLE
Any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

FOMENT
Try to stir up public opinion

HARASS
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

AROUSE
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

LEADTO

NEEDLE
A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

RILEUP

INCITE
Provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

ELICIT
Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

STIRUP
Provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

HASSLE
Disorderly fighting

MOLEST
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

PLAGUE
An annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"

CHIVVY
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

CHEVVY
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

KICKUP
Raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand

7 letters

AGITATE
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

INFLAME
Cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

8 letters

IRRITATE
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

ENKINDLE
Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

9 letters

INFURIATE
Make furious

CALLFORTH
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

INSTIGATE
Provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

STIMULATE
Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

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ARISEOUTOF

ANTAGONIZE
Provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss"

EXASPERATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"