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разжига́ть — meaning in English

razzhigat

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English meaning

  • flare noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
  • foment verb To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
  • incite verb To urge or provoke someone into action, especially something violent or unlawful.
  • kindle verb To light or start a fire.
  • light noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.
  • tend verb To be likely to behave, happen, or turn out in a particular way.
  • whet verb To sharpen a blade or tool by rubbing it against a stone.

Senses

разжига́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • flare (transitive) To cause inflammation; to inflame.
  • foment (transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
  • incite (transitive) To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
  • kindle (transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
  • light (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
  • tend (transitive, now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal) To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.
  • whet (transitive) To stimulate or make more keen.

flare — full definition

  1. noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
  2. verb To burn brightly and suddenly, or to suddenly intensify.
  3. verb To widen gradually outward, especially describing trousers or a shape.

foment — full definition

  1. verb To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
  2. verb To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

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