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  • 21fire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flame, blaze, conflagration, holocaust; enthusiasm, verve. v. t. kindle, ignite; shoot, detonate; inspire, arouse; dismiss, discharge. See heat, propulsion, excitement, fuel, vigor, ejection. II… …

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  • 22heat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. high temperature (see heat); passion, rage, vehemence; rut, mating period. See sex, excitement. Ant., cold. II Quality of warmth Nouns 1. heat, caloric; warmth, ardor, fervor, fervency; incalescence …

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  • 23kindle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. ignite, start, fire, set ablaze; stir, excite, rouse, provoke. See excitement, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To start a fire] Syn. light, ignite, set on fire; see burn 1 , 2 , ignite . 2. [To excite]… …

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  • 24ignite — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. kindle, enkindle, light, set on fire, strike a light, start up, burst into flames, touch off, touch a match to, set off, inflame; see also burn 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. light set fire, burst into flames,… …

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  • 25Beete — Beete, Bete Bete (b[=e]t), v. t. [AS. b[=e]tan to mend. See {Better}.] 1. To mend; to repair. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To renew or enkindle (a fire). [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 26Bete — Beete Beete, Bete Bete (b[=e]t), v. t. [AS. b[=e]tan to mend. See {Better}.] 1. To mend; to repair. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To renew or enkindle (a fire). [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27Kindle — Kin dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kindling}.] [Icel. kyndill candle, torch; prob. fr. L. candela; cf. also Icel. kynda to kindle. Cf. {Candle}.] 1. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin… …

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  • 28Kindled — Kindle Kin dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kindling}.] [Icel. kyndill candle, torch; prob. fr. L. candela; cf. also Icel. kynda to kindle. Cf. {Candle}.] 1. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to… …

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  • 29Kindling — Kindle Kin dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kindling}.] [Icel. kyndill candle, torch; prob. fr. L. candela; cf. also Icel. kynda to kindle. Cf. {Candle}.] 1. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to… …

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  • 30Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… …

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