provoke vs get at

provoke and get at both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
provoke	No	No	Yes	No
get at	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of provoke include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex.

provoke (verb)	get at (verb)
provide the needed stimulus for	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
evoke or provoke to appear or occur	reach or gain access to
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)	influence by corruption
annoy continually or chronically