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call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"

the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"

a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"

Bake in a kiln; "fire pottery"

cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"

start firing a weapon

go off or discharge; "The gun fired"

destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"

the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"

a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"

cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"

start firing a weapon

go off or discharge; "The gun fired"

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"

drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"

The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or a furnace.

The burning of a house or town; a conflagration.

Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper.

Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.

Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star.

Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.

The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire.

To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile.

To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery.

To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge.

To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man.

To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler.

To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.

To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc.

To drive by fire.

To cauterize.

To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle.

To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town.

The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or a furnace.

The burning of a house or town; a conflagration.

Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper.

Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.

Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star.

Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.

The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire.

To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile.

To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery.

To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge.

To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man.

To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler.

To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.

To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc.

To drive by fire.

To cauterize.

To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle.

To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town.

Heat and light developed by combustion or burning; a burning; conflagration; flame; discharge of firearms; light; intensity of feeling; ardor.

To set on fire; inflame; kindle; bake, as porcelain; to cause to explode; to discharge, as a gun; excite violently; irritate.

To become ignited; be inflamed; discharge firearms.

The heat and light caused by burning; flame; anything burning, as fuel in a grate, etc.; a confiagration; torture by burning; severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking; ardor of passion; vigor; brightness of fancy; enthusiasm; sexual love.

To set on fire: to inflame: to irritate: to animate; to cause the explosion of; to discharge.

To take fire; to be or become irritated or inflamed; to discharge firearms.

Heat and light caused by burning; flame; anything burning; ardent passion; enthusiasm.

To set on fire; discharge; animate.

To take fire; discharge fire-arms.

To set on fire; kindle; bake, as pottery; discharge, as a firearm; impel, as from a gun; hurl.

To inflame; excite.

To take fire; be kindled, inflamed, or excited.

To discharge firearms.

The evolution of heat and light by burning; flame; flash; fuel as burning.

The discharge of firearms.

Intensity; ardor; passion; vivacity.

Affliction; trial.

n. [Anglo-Saxon, German, Greek] The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition;—fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth or in a furnace; the burning of a house or town; a conflagration;—the discharge of fire-arms;—lustre; splendour;—torture by burning;—the future state of the impenitent;—ardour; violence, as of zeal or love;—intellectual force; liveliness of imagination; vigour of fancy; energy of thought or diction; animation in delivery;—rage; contention;—trouble; affliction.

The element that burns; anything burning; a conflagration of towns or countries the punishment of the damned; anything that inflames the passions; ardour of temper; liveliness of imagination, vigour of fancy, spirit of sentiment; the passion of love; eruptions or imposthumations, as St. Anthony’s fire.