To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal.
To become less committed to something.
To make softer.
To encourage a behavior or emotion.
To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.
To poke, pierce, thrust.
To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
An act of poking, piercing, thrusting