heated Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make hot or hotter
   heat up; heat.
   
   • the sun heats the oceans
   • heat the water on the stove
2. verb provide with heat
   heat.
   
   • heat the house
3. verb arouse or excite feelings and passions
   ignite; stir up; inflame; heat; wake; fire up.
   
   • The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
   • The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
   • Wake old feelings of hatred
4. verb gain heat or get hot
   heat up; heat; hot up.
   
   • The room heated up quickly
5. adjective satellite made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
   het; heated up; het up.
   
   • a heated swimming pool
   • wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana
   • he was all het up and sweaty
6. adjective satellite marked by emotional heat; vehement
   
   • a heated argument

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