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aufpeitschen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • inflame verb To make a feeling, situation, or conflict more intense or heated.
  • provoke verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.

Senses

aufpeitschen is used for these senses in English:

  • inflame (transitive) To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
  • provoke (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
  • whip up (transitive) To arouse or excite.

inflame — full definition

  1. verb To make a feeling, situation, or conflict more intense or heated.
  2. verb To cause a part of the body to become swollen, red, or painful.

provoke — full definition

  1. verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
  2. verb To cause or bring about a particular reaction or response.

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