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Verb fire up has 2 senses
- inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "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"
--1 is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- light up, fire up, light - begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
--2 is one way to ignite, light
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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