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- Dictionaryfoment/fə(ʊ)ˈmɛnt/
verb
- 1. instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action): "they accused him of fomenting political unrest"
- 2. bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions. archaic
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Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the verb foment, which means to promote the growth or development of something or to stir up action. See examples of foment in sentences and related words.
to cause something bad or illegal to develop: to foment revolution. (Definition of foment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of foment. foment. These observations suggest that visual experience foments the maturation of an isotropic cor tical representation of orientation preference.
Stand outside the school cafeteria passing out flyers with nutritional details on school food, and you may foment a revolution — foment means stirring up something undesirable, such as trouble.
Foment means to cause trouble or something bad to develop, especially in a political or social context. Learn how to use this formal verb with examples and translations in different languages.
Foment means to instigate or foster trouble, or to apply heat and moisture to a part of the body. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of foment with examples and contrast with ferment.
1. to encourage or instigate (trouble, discord, etc); stir up. 2. medicine. to apply heat and moisture to (a part of the body) to relieve pain and inflammation. USAGE Both foment and ferment can be used to talk about stirring up trouble: he was accused of fomenting/fermenting unrest.
Foment means to arouse or incite trouble or to apply heat and moisture to the skin. Learn the difference between foment and ferment, see examples and translations, and find synonyms and verb forms.
