to caress, to stroke
No tenemos obligaciones para lo que no podemos acariciar.
We have no obligations for what we cannot caress.
— El gatopardo (1963)
Es acariciar ilusiones.
It’s about cherishing illusions.
Tom se agachó para acariciar a su perro.
Tom bent down to pet his dog.
Fui a acariciar al gato y ella se me estornudó a mí.
I went to pet the cat and she sneezed on me.