(fire - add fuel to)
71stoking — stəʊk v. stir up a and add fuel to a fire; tend a fire by keeping it supplied with fuel …
72flame — 1 noun (C, U) 1 hot bright burning gas that you see when something is on fire: the flame of a candle | Flames poured out of the windows of the building. 2 in flames burning strongly: The house was in flames by the time we arrived. 3 go up in… …
73intensify — v 1. sharpen, heighten, deepen, thicken; strengthen, concentrate, Inf. beef up, reinforce; magnify, enhance, enrich; exaggerate, make much of, overstate, overstress, overcharge. 2. aggravate, exacerbate, worsen; accelerate, snowball, mushroom;… …
74Resentment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Resentment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 resentment resentment displeasure animosity anger wrath indignation Sgm: N 1 exasperation exasperation bitter resentment wrathful indignation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N …
75aggravate — verb 1) the new law could aggravate the situation Syn: worsen, make worse, exacerbate, inflame, compound; add fuel to the fire/flames, add insult to injury, rub salt in the wound Ant: alleviate, improve 2) informal you don …
76exacerbate — verb each party blames the other for exacerbating the problem Syn: aggravate, worsen, inflame, compound; intensify, increase, heighten, magnify, add to, amplify, augment; informal add fuel to the fire/flames See note at exasperate Ant: reduce …
77worsen — verb 1) insomnia can worsen a patient s distress Syn: aggravate, exacerbate, compound, add to, intensify, increase, magnify, heighten, inflame, augment; informal add fuel to the fire of Ant: improve 2) t …
78reinforce — [v] strengthen, augment add fuel to fire*, add to, back up, beef up*, bolster, boost, build up, buttress, carry, emphasize, energize, enlarge, fortify, harden, heat up, hype, increase, lend a hand, multiply, pick up, pillar, prop, prop up, punch… …
79strengthen — [v1] make more forceful, powerful add, add fuel to fire*, anneal, ascend, bolster, brace, build up, buttress, confirm, corroborate, empower, enhance, enlarge, establish, extend, fortify, harden, heighten, increase, intensify, invigorate, justify …
80supplement — [n] something added added feature*, addendum, addition, additive, appendix, bell*, bells and whistles*, codicil, complement, continuation, extra, insert, option, postscript, pullout, rider, sequel, spin off*, subsidiary; concepts 270,824 Ant.… …
