Erhitzt

Erhitzt is the past participle of the German verb erhitzen, meaning to heat up or inflame. It describes something that has been heated, either literally or figuratively.

In cooking, erhitzen describes bringing a pan, pot, or liquid to a higher temperature. Common forms include: Ich erhitze die Pfanne. Der Topf ist erhitzt. Ich habe die Suppe erhitzt. This usage focuses on applying heat to raise temperature.

In figurative language, erhitzen denotes arousing emotions or inflaming tensions. Die Debatte erhitzte die Gemüter. Sich erhitzen means to become emotionally heated: Er hat sich über die Entscheidung erhitzt. This sense is common in journalism, rhetoric, and everyday speech.

Etymology and usage notes: erhitzen is formed with the prefix er- added to hitzen, related to Hitze (heat). The participle erhitzt appears in compound tenses (hat erhitzt) and can describe a heated state in predicates or, less commonly, in attributive position, as a description of a heated object or debate.

See also: erhitzen, Hitze, Gemüter erhitzen, Debatte, Heizung.