arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

enthuse - cause to feel enthusiasm

affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

invigorate, quicken - give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"

innervate - stimulate to action; "innervate a muscle or a nerve"

irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

jack off, jerk off, she-bop, wank, masturbate, fuck off - get sexual gratification through self-stimulation

masturbate - stimulate sexually; "The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute"

sensitise, sensitize - cause to sense; make sensitive; "She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society"; "My tongue became sensitized to good wine"

horripilate - cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebumps; "Hitchcock movies horripilate me"

work - provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy"

fellate, go down on, blow - provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

thrill - cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"

whet, quicken - make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"

disgust, gross out, revolt, repel - fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"

hype up, psych up - get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie"

disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

bother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"

pother - make upset or troubled

electrify - excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"

stimulate, stir, shake up, shake, excite - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

tempt - try to seduce

arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

fuel - stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"

sex, wind up, turn on, excite, arouse - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"

affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"

thrill, tickle, vibrate - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"

invite, tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"

elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

titillate - excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"