| VERB | emotion | fire up, inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat | arouse or excite feelings and passions |
|---|---|---|---|
| consumption | fire up, light up, light | begin to smoke |
| Meaning | Arouse or excite feelings and passions. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat | |
| Narrower | ferment | work up into agitation or excitement / excitement |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| Spanish | calentar, encender, inflamar | |
| Meaning | Begin to smoke. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | light up, light | |
| Entails | smoke | inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes |
| Broader | ignite, light | Cause to start burning |
| Spanish | encenderse, prender | |
| Catalan | calar, encendre's | |
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