restokes

Adds more fuel

Restokes means to stoke again—to add fuel to a fire that has burned low, or to revive something that has diminished.

The word usually appears figuratively: The controversy restoked debate about immigration policy.

Their reunion restoked old feelings.

Someone restokes enthusiasm, anger, or interest that had faded.

renewal

revitalize

Restore strength and vitality

revive · reinvigorate · reawaken · refresh · restore · regenerate · resurrect · renew · rebirth · resurgence

fire

embers

Smoldering fire remnants

charcoal · hearth · fireplace · furnace · blaze · heat · warmth · glow · tinder · poker

intensity

amplify

Increase in strength

reinforce · invigorate · energize · fuel · fan · intensify · escalate · deepen · fortify · galvanize

passion

ardor

Intense emotional warmth

devotion · longing · yearning · love · romance · infatuation · flame · spark · intensity · obsession

Opposites
fire/heat management

restokesextinguishes

Causes to stop burning

douses · puts out · smothers · quenches · dampens

revival vs. suppression of intensity

restokesextinguishes

Causes to stop burning

quells · suppresses · dampens · kills · stifles

Family

restoked, restoke

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G