Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Provokes.
7 letter answer(s) to provokes
AROUSES
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
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"
to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
INCITES
give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
MADDENS
cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves
make mad; "His behavior is maddening"
4 letter answer(s) to provokes
IRES
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
Anger
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
5 letter answer(s) to provokes
RILES
annoying
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
Irritate; provoke
make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
Upset
STIRS
a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared"
a rapid active commotion
affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
agitate
emotional agitation and excitement
mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
Slang term for prison, in UK
stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
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"
to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sle
6 letter answer(s) to provokes
STEAMS
clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"
cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"
emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming"
get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
rise as vapor
Sees red
travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific"
water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
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