To stimulate or induce (feelings).
To sexually stimulate.
To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.
To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
To raise the intensity, excitement, tension, etc., of.
To produce nervous tension in.
To raise the pitch of.
To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.