injure vs provoke

injure and provoke both are verbs.

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

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

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

injure (verb)	provoke (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to	provide the needed stimulus for
cause damage or affect negatively	evoke or provoke to appear or occur
hurt the feelings of	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
	annoy continually or chronically