Painitin (en. To heat)

pah-ee-nee-tin

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
verb
An action meaning to make something hot.
Heat the water before using it.
Painitin mo ang tubig bago gamitin.
Place on fire or heat to warm up.
Heat the pan before cooking.
Painitin ang kawali bago magluto.
Cause an increase in temperature of something.
Heat the soup to make it delicious.
Painitin ang sopas upang ito ay masarap.

Etymology

Root word: init + suffix -in

Common Phrases and Expressions

heat the cold food
Make cold food hot.
painitin ang malamig na pagkain
heat the room
Make a room warmer or more comfortable.
painitin ang kuwarto

Related Words

heat
The state of being hot or high temperature.
init

Slang Meanings

to warm up the body (occasionally) for fun
Do you want to warm up later at the gym?
Gusto mo bang magpainit mamaya sa gym?
to be sexy or hot (commonly used for people)
Dude, you’re so attractive, just heat me up!
Dude, ang lakas ng dating mo, painitin mo na lang ako!
to show the heat of emotion or feelings
We need some drama, maybe that'll heat up the show!
Kailangan natin ng kaunting drama, baka ma-painitin ang show!