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.
To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.
I'd just jump in and fix it, but that's not my job, and I don't want to rock the boat.