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Suppose I want to tell a musician that my ultimate wish is playing with them on the stage. However, I want to metaphorically describe the music-play as romping the child inside.

Something like to unleash the child inside by playing music which gives a sense of playing and joyful movements like romping around.

My ultimate wish is to ...... the kid inside on the stage with you.

Can romp be used as a transitive verb meaning to cause someone to romp? If no, is there any verb having the same connotation?

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    romp isn't used with a direct object (romp the child). The child romps. Let your inner child romp would be idiomatic.
    – TimR
    Commented Feb 18, 2018 at 17:36
  • @Tᴚoɯɐuo Thanks for the note, is there any verb that I can put in the bank to convey the same meaning?
    – Cardinal
    Commented Feb 18, 2018 at 19:08
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    To unleash is figurative, and by analogy, compares the child to an animal on a leash. Unleash your inner pit-bull. Unleash your inner tiger. You'll have to read some Wm Blake for ideas :)
    – TimR
    Commented Feb 18, 2018 at 19:41
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    Perhaps free your inner child or let loose the child inside or let slip the dogs of music ;)
    – TimR
    Commented Feb 18, 2018 at 19:44
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    The prepositional phrase on the stage with you is problematic here. It makes sense if you have "romping" in mind, but not if you have "freeing" or "releasing" in mind.
    – TimR
    Commented Feb 19, 2018 at 12:15

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I don't think so. I would write:

My ultimate wish is to bring out the child/kid inside on the stage with you.

See bring out:

  1. phrasal verb
    Something that brings out a particular kind of behaviour or feeling in you causes you to show it, especially when it is something you do not normally show.
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