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
To convey a feeling or meaning which someone personally internalizes and takes to heart.
To elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic.