bait

Second, to bait liberals into ugly, divisive debates over the "true" meaning of the gesture.

Staff from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland caught all the animals by baiting a series of humane traps in the area to entice them.

Also on-brand, Trump co-opted the massacre to redirect attention from his bait and switch on immigration.

Johnson took the bait and asked, “Did he name you specifically or was he just talking about folks on TV?”

Protesters show up at the rallies, and if someone can get baited into a shove or a punch, the neo-Nazis wave that as proof that they are the victims.