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foment (verb)

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  • foment — ► VERB 1) instigate or stir up (revolution or strife). 2) archaic bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions. DERIVATIVES fomentation noun. ORIGIN Latin fomentare, from fomentum poultice, lotion …   English terms dictionary

  • foment — verb /fəʊˈmɛnt,foʊˈmɛnt,fəˈmɛnt/ a) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate. He was arrested for fomenting a riot; after all, its bad enough being in a riot but starting one is much worse. b) To apply a poultice to; to… …   Wiktionary

  • foment — I verb abet, agitate, aid, arouse, awaken, call forth, encourage, engender, enkindle, excite, ferment, fire, foster, fovere, galvanize, goad, impassion, incite, infect, inflame, infuse life into, inspirit, instigate, kindle, promote, provoke,… …   Law dictionary

  • foment — verb Foment is used with these nouns as the object: ↑coup, ↑rebellion, ↑revolution, ↑strife, ↑unrest …   Collocations dictionary

  • foment — verb formal foment revolution/trouble/discord etc to cause trouble and make people start fighting each other or opposing the government: They were accused of fomenting rebellion. fomentation noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • foment — verb accused of fomenting civil unrest Syn: instigate, incite, provoke, agitate, excite, stir up, whip up, encourage, urge, fan the flames of See note at incite …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • foment — ferment, foment 1. Ferment is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun and with the stress on the second syllable as a verb. 2. As verbs, ferment and foment are often confused because they are pronounced approximately the same… …   Modern English usage

  • foment — UK [fəʊˈment] / US [foʊˈment] verb [transitive] Word forms foment : present tense I/you/we/they foment he/she/it foments present participle fomenting past tense fomented past participle fomented formal to encourage people to have angry feelings… …   English dictionary

  • foment — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to apply a warm substance to, from Late Latin fomentare, from Latin fomentum compress, from fovēre to heat, soothe; akin to Lithuanian degti to burn, Sanskrit dahati it burns Date: circa 1613 to promote… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foment — /fəˈmɛnt / (say fuh ment) verb (t) 1. to promote the growth or development of; instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.). 2. to apply warm water or medicated liquid, cloths dipped in such liquid, or the like, to (the surface of the body).… …  

  • foment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stir up, incite. See excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. incite, instigate, stir up, foster; see incite , promote 1 . See Synonym Study at incite . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. instigate,… …   English dictionary for students

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