Sekirov Dictionary

foment

UK /fəʊˈmɛnt/US /foʊˈmɛnt/

verb 2
noun 1
forms 4

verb2

•
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.
•
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. — 1876

noun1

•
Fomentation.
- He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was kept up. — 1892

forms

fomented · fomenting · fomenteth · foments

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