Word of the day: Stoke

Stoke: atiçar, remexer (ideia, sentimento), alimentar, cuidar de fogo

Synonyms: accelerate, add, amplify, augment, boost,build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, multiply, pump up, raise, swell, increase, supersize

“The engineer stoked the coals.”

“The new ad campaign has helped to stoke sales.”

“Poor revenue figures have stoked concerns about possible layoffs.”

(to stoke up atiçar o fogo, pôr fogo na caldeira)