aquecer

Meaning

1. to heat
2. warm up as a preparation for a physical activity
3. warm up (to make an audience enthusiastic)

Hyphenated as

a‧que‧cer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.keˈse(ʁ)/

Etymology

From a- + Latin calēscere (“to heat up”), frequentative of caleō (“to be warm”). Compare Galician quecer.

Sentences

Assim , eles arruinariam sem aquecer o coração da população que os cerca .

Thus, they would ruin without warming the heart of the population that surrounds them.