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verb
To increase in heat; make or become hotter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, figuratively
Qualifier: literal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
past participle of heat
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, nonstandard, participle, past, rare
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From heat + -en.
Probably formed on the analogy of beat:beat:beaten by speakers who use heat or het for the simple past of heat (“to make hot”).
