titillate

to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings <tabloids titillate their readers with racy details about the private lives of media-created celebrities> Synonyms charge, electrify, excite, exhilarate, galvanize, intoxicate, pump up, thrill, turn onRelated Words arouse, incite, inspire, provoke, stimulate; bewitch, captivate, charm, delight, enchant, enthrall (or enthral), hypnotize, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind; interest, intrigue, tantalizeNear Antonyms bore, jade, pall, tire, weary; deject, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit