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- FOMENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
It's less so if you know that foment traces to the Latin verb fovēre, which means "to heat or warm" or "to soothe " The earliest documented English uses of foment appear in medical texts offering advice on how to soothe various aches and pains by the application of moist heat
- FOMENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
FOMENT definition: to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc ); promote the growth or development of See examples of foment used in a sentence
- foment verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
foment something to create trouble or violence or make it worse synonym incite They accused him of fomenting political unrest Definition of foment verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- FOMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
The preference shown by women, as much as their gender, made them liable to charges of fomenting disorder, placing personal desires ahead of worthier social interests
- Fomenting - definition of fomenting by The Free Dictionary
Define fomenting fomenting synonyms, fomenting pronunciation, fomenting translation, English dictionary definition of fomenting incite; instigate rebellion: to foment a riot
- Foment - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Other forms: fomented; fomenting; foments 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 You would never say, "Hooray, we fomented a revolution "
- Foment – meaning, definition, etymology, examples and more — Self . . .
"To fan the flames": This idiom describes the act of making a situation worse, like fomenting anger "To add fuel to the fire": Similar to "fan the flames," this emphasizes the act of intensifying a negative situation
- foment - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate Synonyms: bring about, provoke; see also Thesaurus: incite 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
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