an|heizen
Translation
to heat up, to stoke, to fuel, to incite
Examples
Er heizt den Ofen an.
He is heating up the oven.
Die Rede heizte die Debatte an.
The speech fueled the debate.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to heat sth. up He is anheizen the oven.
((sth.)) to fuel / stoke sth. His speech anheizen the debate.
Similar Words
anfachen (to fan), befeuern (to fuel)
Etymology
From the prefix 'an-' (on, to start) and 'heizen' (to heat). Literally 'to start heating'.
Memory Tips
Think of turning 'on' the 'heat'. It's used for literally heating something, like an oven, and figuratively for 'heating up' a discussion.