to increase / decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation :
His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting.
to increase / decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation :
His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005