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foment

verb
/fəʊˈmɛnt/UK/foʊˈmɛnt/US

Etymology

From Middle English fomenten, a borrowing from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (“lotion”), from fovēre (“heat, cherish”).

  1. derived from fōmentum
  2. derived from fōmentō
  3. derived from fomenter
  4. inherited from fomenten

Definitions

  1. To incite or cause troublesome acts

    To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

    • He was arrested for fomenting a riot; after all, it's bad enough being in a riot but starting one is much worse.
    • Foreign governments have tried to foment unrest.

  2. To apply a poultice to

    To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

    • Sties in the eye are irritating and disfiguring. Foment with warm water; at night apply a bread-and-milk poultice.
    • The maid had entered with us, and began once more to foment the bruise upon her mistress's brow.

  3. Fomentation.

    • He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was kept up.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA