προσερεθίζω
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
English (LSJ)
A stimulate besides, Arr.Epict.2.2.16; provoke further, Lib.Or.21.21; aggravate a cough, Sor.1.123 (Pass.); τὸν θυμούμενον Choerob.Trop.20: prob. f.l. for προ- in Sor. ap. Gal.12.419.