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synonym for "to fuel"
Is there a synonym for "to fuel". What does it mean in the following sentence:
As far as I know "to fuel" means to fill up an aircraft, a vehicle with gas, petrol.
- So-called healthy drinks are continuing to fuel the obesity crisis.
Thank you so much
Regards
Sep 10, 2013 2:50 PM
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Sense 1:
fuel
supply, provide, render, furnish
Sense 2:
fuel, fire
supply, provide, render, furnish
Sense 3:
fuel
take in, take up
Sense 4:
fuel
stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
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September 10, 2013
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So called healthy drinks, means that, although they are called "healthy" in reality they are not because they are full of something which is very fattening. This fattening additive is adding to the problem of people getting fatter, not healthier. Used in this way, it means that the drinks are adding to the problem/crisis, for example, if you throw wood onto a fire that is already out of control, you are adding fuel to it, you are making it worse.
I hope it makes sense, Clair
September 10, 2013
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