inflame vs provoke

inflame and provoke both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inflame	No	No	Yes	No
provoke	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, provoke is a hypernym of inflame; that is, provoke is a word with a broader meaning than inflame:

Other hypernyms of inflame include arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, raise.

inflame (verb)	provoke (verb)
become inflamed; get sore	provide the needed stimulus for
cause inflammation in	evoke or provoke to appear or occur
arouse or excite feelings and passions	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
cause to start burning	annoy continually or chronically
catch fire