To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
Alleviation; abatement; check.
To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
To sexually stimulate.
To stimulate or induce (feelings).
To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.