Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provokecall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)“arouse pity”,
“raise a smile”,
“evoke sympathy” (v)harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provokeannoy continually or chronically“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”,
“This man harasses his female co-workers”