stoke
🇺🇸
/stəʊk/
🇬🇧
/stəʊk/
verb
R
to add more fuel to a fire to make it burn better
I need to stoke the fire to keep it warm in here.
R
to make a feeling stronger in someone
The news stoked fear among the community.
R
to help something grow or develop faster
The new policy is expected to stoke economic growth.
translation
to add more fuel to a fire to make it burn better; to make a feeling stronger in someone; to help something grow or develop faster
Word Forms
3rd Present
stokes
Past
stoked
Perfect
stoked
Progressive
stoking