ανάβω

Pronunciation: /aˈna.vo/

“ανάβω” is a Greek word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

to ignite, to set alight, to set on fire, to light up
to catch fire
to light, to switch on, to turn on (to activate a light)
to get fired up (to become very emotional or excited)
to arouse, to turn on (sexually)
to excite, to arouse, to ignite (strong emotions)

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀνάβω (anábō), from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτω (anáptō) with -πτω > -βω based on the common aorist stem αναψ- in the pattern σκάπτω (skáptō) - aorist ἔσκαψα (éskapsa) > έσκαψα (éskapsa) - σκάβω (skávo, “dig”)

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