Verb
To call forth; to call into being or action; esp., to incense to action, a faculty or passion, as love, hate, or ambition; hence, commonly, to incite, as a person, to action by a challenge, by taunts, or by defiance; to exasperate; to irritate; to offend intolerably; to cause to retaliate.
To cause provocation or anger.
To appeal. [A Latinism]
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He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked Source: Internet
This man harasses his female co-workers Source: Internet
Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple Source: Internet