Fire and Provoke

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Fire verb - To give life, vigor, or spirit to.

Usage example: a school outing to the natural history museum fired his imagination, and he grew up to become an eminent paleontologist

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Provoke is a synonym for fire in excite topic. In some cases you can use "Provoke" instead a verb "Fire", when it comes to topics like stimulate.

Nearby Words: fired, fireball, firing, fireside, fireplace

Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

Usage example: bees generally will not sting unless they are provoked

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Fire is a synonym for provoke in start topic. You can use "Fire" instead a verb "Provoke", if it concerns topics such as rouse, stimulate.

Nearby Words: provocation, provoking

people	fire people	provoke people
someone	fire someone	provoke someone

And the last time someone subverts an order from you is if you provoke the captain of your opposing faction (or allied faction for Romulans) into a fire fight.

Source: Video Game / Star Trek Online
Carver also gives one to the entire British and Chinese armadas when he, in his stealth ship, orders his men to fire missiles at both to provoke a battle:Carver: Let the mayhem begin.

Source: Film / Tomorrow Never Dies
They'd fire arrows to provoke the enemy into breaking ranks and join pursuit, luring them into an ambush before turning around on their horses and keep firing backwards.

Source: Hit-and-Run Tactics

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