foment

  • 21foment — 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

  • 22foment — fo•ment [[t]foʊˈmɛnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble[/ex] 2) to apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc., to (the surface of the body) •… …

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  • 23foment — /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).… …

  • 24Foment — Fo|mẹnt 〈n. 11〉 warmer Umschlag; Sy Fomentation [<lat. fomentum „Umschlag, Linderungsmittel“] * * * Fo|mẹnt, das; [e]s, e [lat. fomentum, zu: fovere = wärmen], Fo|men|ta|ti|on, die; , en [lat. fomentatio] (Med.): warmer Umschlag …

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  • 25foment — fo·ment fō .ment n FOMENTATION fo·ment fō ment vt to treat with moist heat (as for easing pain) …

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  • 26foment — Synonyms and related words: abate, abet, advance, agitate, agitation, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, annoy, appease, arouse, assuage, awake, awaken, benumb, blow the coals, blow up, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, brouhaha, bustle, call forth,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27foment — fo|ment Mot Agut Nom masculí …

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  • 28foment — 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

  • 29Foment — Fo|mẹnt 〈n.; Gen.: (e)s, Pl.: e〉 = Fomentation …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 30Foment — Fo|ment das; [e]s, e u. Fo|men|ta|ti|on die; , en <aus gleichbed. lat. fomentum bzw. fomentatio zu fovere »wärmen«> warmer Umschlag um einen erkrankten Körperteil (Med.) …

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