Is there a single word to mean the process of making someone angry by calling him angry?

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I am looking for the word that describes a situation similar to this:

A person is not angry and is minding his own business, but then someone comes up and starts annoying the person by repeatedly asking him if he is angry. Due to the constant annoying behaviour, the person who was not angry became angry.

Hot Licks · Answer

Baiting:

bait verb [ T ] (MAKE ANGRY) ​
  
  to intentionally make a person angry by saying or doing things to
  annoy them:

user307254 · Answer

I think, "to anger" suits.

According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary 
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anger:

anger

transitive verb

: to make (someone) angry

// He was angered 
by the decision

Oldbag · Answer

In a broader sense, (inclusive of the specific scenario) the words instigate and provoke can be used to accurately describe this behavior. Both can be used to describe the act of eliciting a negative response.
"I was in a good mood until Bob provoked me to anger."
"Mary is a troublemaker -- she likes to instigate arguments, by spreading gossip."

Is there a single word to mean the process of making someone angry by calling him angry?

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