Synonyms of heats

heats

verb

present tense third-person singular of heat

as in warms

to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree

heat water for tea

heat the oven to 350 degrees before you put the cake in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warms
• bakes
• toasts
• cooks
• thaws
• roasts
• superheats
• overheats
• reheats
• hots (up)
• scorches
• burns
• rewarms
• sears
• parches
• scalds
• fires
• chars

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cools
• chills
• freezes
• refrigerates
• ices
• frosts
• supercools

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heats

This heats the air dramatically, expanding it and exhausting the hot gas at a much higher velocity than normal. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

The plan was to combine that map with a map of the ultraviolet radiation that heats the ISM up. — Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

The point of focus is in a tower, where sunlight heats a working fluid. — ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026

The only way in is to lift the valve, which also releases pressure as food heats. — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

The facility would use technology that heats woody material without burning it to produce biochar, a charcoal-like material that can be used to improve soil and store carbon, and other products. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

In those systems, surplus solar and wind power runs a heat pump that heats material packed into the well to as much as 284 F (140 C), and that heat later drives a generator. — Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Recycled energy heats the outdoor pool (Blue Lagoon) and promenade benches. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

This process, called solarization, heats the soil so much that the seeds die. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026