the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > caress [verb (transitive)] > caress in order to excite sexually > engage in sexual caressing (2)
transitive. To caress or fondle sexually; to engage in sexual activity with (a person, usually a woman). Also intransitive. Obsolete.
(a) intransitive and transitive. To engage in amorous or sexual play (with); sometimes, to copulate (with). (b) transitive. To court, to chat up…