No. 8,512 in French
alimenter
To supply, feed, or provide.
In a sentence
Il faut alimenter le feu avec du bois sec.
You need to feed the fire with dry wood.
Here, 'alimenter' is used in the literal sense of 'feeding' or 'supplying something to sustain an activity or process.
Le projet est alimenté par des fonds privés.
The project is funded by private funds.
'Alimenter' is used metaphorically here to mean 'to provide resources or support' necessary for continuation or success of something.
Les médias alimentent les tensions en diffusant des débats polémiques.
The media fuels tensions by broadcasting controversial debates.
'Alimenter' is employed to express the act of 'fueling or exacerbating' a situation or emotion, showing an indirect or figurative use.
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