fuel

verb/ˈfjuːəl/CEFR C1

ইন্ধন জোগানো, উসকে দেওয়া

Meaning

To make something, especially a feeling, stronger or worse.

Example sentences

The rumours fuelled public anger.গুজবগুলো জনরোষে ইন্ধন জুগিয়েছিল।
Low wages fuelled the protests.কম মজুরি প্রতিবাদে ইন্ধন জুগিয়েছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: stoke, intensify

Antonyms: curb, dampen

Similar words, and what each means

stoke
আগুনে জ্বালানি দেওয়া; উসকে দেওয়া
To add fuel to a fire, or to make a feeling stronger.
intensify
তীব্র করা, তীব্রতর হওয়া
To become greater, stronger, or more extreme, or to make something do this.

Other English words for “ইন্ধন জোগানো, উসকে দেওয়া”

incite
To encourage people to behave in a violent or unlawful way.
spark
To cause something to start suddenly, especially a reaction.
stoke
To add fuel to a fire, or to make a feeling stronger.
inflame
To make a feeling or a situation much worse, or to make part of the body swollen and sore.
whip up
To make something quickly, especially food, or to stir up strong feeling.
stir up
To cause strong feeling or trouble that was quiet before.

Opposite words

curb
নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা, দমন করা
To control or limit something in order to reduce it.
dampen
সামান্য ভিজিয়ে দেওয়া
To make something slightly wet, especially by sprinkling water.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

fuelnounজ্বালানি

Idioms using “fuel”

To add fuel to the fire
আগুনে ঘি ঢালা

“fuel” elsewhere on EnglishBD

"I need petrol" (British) = "I need gas" (American) — same fuel, different word.
British vs American Accent: Hearing the Difference →
Price hike means a steady rise in the price of essential goods such as rice, oil, sugar, vegetables and fuel.
Price Hike →
Poor families cut wood for fuel because gas and electricity do not reach them.
Deforestation →

Where this word is used

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“fuel” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • কষ্ট করে দীর্ঘপথ হেঁটে চলা
- • আড়ি পেতে শোনা
- • ইন্ধন জোগানো, উসকে দেওয়া
- • ভ্রমণ করা, যাতায়াত করা
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ইন্ধন জোগানো, উসকে দেওয়া — fuel (verb) — ইন্ধন জোগানো, উসকে দেওয়া. To make something, especially a feeling, stronger or worse.
Which word is closest in meaning to “fuel”?
- • point
- • thaw
- • stoke
- • logout
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stoke — stoke — আগুনে জ্বালানি দেওয়া; উসকে দেওয়া. To add fuel to a fire, or to make a feeling stronger.

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