sensualizes
Adds bodily pleasure
Sensualizes is the third-person singular of sensualize, meaning to make sensual or to imbue with sensual qualities.
A filmmaker sensualizes a scene through lighting and music.
A writer sensualizes ordinary moments by dwelling on textures, tastes, and touch: The novel sensualizes even mundane acts like eating breakfast.
The word suggests heightening awareness of bodily pleasures or giving something an erotic charge.
Increases in degree
- enrichesAdds quality or worth
- indulgesSatisfies a desire freely
- luxuriatesTakes excessive pleasure in
- evokesBrings forth mentally
awakens · stimulates · amplifies · textures · flavors · aromas · velvety · lush
Gentle loving touch
- embraceHold closely in arms
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- closenessState of proximity
bonding · warmth · fondness · touch · whisper · nuzzle · stroke · softness
Powerfully attractive, tempting
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- titillatingPleasurably stimulating, often sensually
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
- risqueBordering on improper
flirtatious · teasing · enticing · tantalizing · provocative · arousing · sultry · steamy
heightens
Increases in degree
- enrichesAdds quality or worth
- indulgesSatisfies a desire freely
- luxuriatesTakes excessive pleasure in
evokes · awakens · stimulates · amplifies · textures · flavors · aromas · velvety · lush · decadent
caress
Gentle loving touch
- embraceHold closely in arms
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
closeness · bonding · warmth · fondness · touch · whisper · nuzzle · stroke · softness · gentleness
seductive
Powerfully attractive, tempting
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- titillatingPleasurably stimulating, often sensually
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
risque · flirtatious · teasing · enticing · tantalizing · provocative · arousing · sultry · steamy · voluptuous
sensualizespurifies
Removes unwanted substances
sanitizes · desensitizes · cleanses · neuters · sterilizes
sensualizesspiritualizes
Imbues with transcendent meaning
sanctifies · consecrates · sublimates · intellectualizes · beatifies
sensualizesstrips down
Removes outer covering
simplifies · minimizes · restrains · disciplines · sobers