provoke vs rile

provoke and rile both are verbs.

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

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

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

provoke (verb)	rile (verb)
provide the needed stimulus for	make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
evoke or provoke to appear or occur	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
annoy continually or chronically