/ stəʊk; NAmE stoʊk/ verb [ vn ]
1.
stoke sth (up) (with sth) to add fuel to a fire, etc. :
to stoke up a fire with more coal
to stoke a furnace
2.
stoke sth (up) to make people feel sth more strongly :
to stoke up envy
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PHRASAL VERBS
- stoke up (on / with sth)
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: back-formation from stoker .