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heated

/ˈhiːtɪd/

verb

Meaning

  • To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

    "I'll heat up the water."

  • To become hotter.

    "There's a pot of soup heating on the stove."

  • To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.

  • To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.

  • To arouse, to excite (sexually).

    "The massage heated her up."

Synonyms

heat up,
hot,
hot up,
stoke,
warm up

adjective

Meaning

  • Very agitated, angry or impassioned.

    "a heated argument"

  • (usually not comparable) Made warm or hot by some means.

    "a heated greenhouse / swimming pool / towel rail"