stoke

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de alimentar o fogo ou uma fornalha com combustível ou, em sentido figurado, incentivar ou intensificar um sentimento ou uma atividade.

A verb used to indicate the act of adding fuel to a fire or furnace, or figuratively, to encourage or increase a feeling or activity.

1. Tend a fireB2formal

   To add fuel to a fire or stir it up to make it burn more strongly.

   Atiçar o fogo

   • He stoked the fire with more logs.
   • She stoked the coals to keep the furnace hot.
   • The blacksmith stoked the forge to heat the metal.

   Sinônimosbankbuild upfeedfuelpokestirtend

2. Encourage or intensifyB2informal

   To encourage or increase a feeling, activity, or situation.

   Incentivar

   • The speech stoked the crowd's enthusiasm.
   • Rumors stoked the tension between the two groups.
   • His comments stoked the debate further.

   Sinônimosboostencouragefanfuelinciteinflameintensifyprovokestimulatewhip up

   Antônimoscalmdampenextinguishquellsuppress