stoke up
Britishverb
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to feed and tend (a fire, etc) with fuel
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(intr) to fill oneself with food
Example Sentences
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Keynes begged them to go down the first path, and warned that if they went down the second, it would simply stoke up more hatred and lead to World War II.
From Salon
"I have watched with dismay how racist rhetoric has flourished on the internet, across social media sites, spreading disinformation to deliberately stoke up division," they said.
From BBC
"British Hindus and British Muslims have far more in common than that which divides us - and we should be eternally on our guard against extremist forces who seek to stoke up tensions between our communities for their own selfish ends," he said.
From BBC
It has accused Ukrainian authorities of trying to stoke up tensions in the east for domestic policy purposes.
From Washington Times
“We will not allow any ethnic or religious groups to stoke up hatred and violence against other groups,” he wrote.
From Reuters
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