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Foment Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Foment? [v] bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented" [v] try to stir up public opinion Synonyms \| Synonyms for Foment: agitate \| stir up Related Terms \| Find terms related to Foment: 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 \| call up \| chafe \| churn \| commotion \| conturbation \| cook \| cultivate \| cushion \| deaden \| deaden the pain \| diminish \| discomposure \| disorder \| disquiet \| disquietude \| disturbance \| dull \| ease \| ease matters \| ebullition \| egg on \| electric-heat \| embroilment \| encourage \| enkindle \| enrage \| excite \| excitement \| fan \| fan the fire \| fan the flame \| feed the fire \| ferment \| fermentation \| fever \| feverishness \| fidgets \| fire \| fire up \| flame \| flap \| flurry \| fluster \| flutteration \| forward \| foster \| frenzy \| fume \| further \| fuss \| galvanize \| gas-heat \| give relief \| goad \| heat \| heat up \| hot \| hot up \| hot-air-heat \| hot-water-heat \| hubbub \| hurly-burly \| impassion \| incense \| incite \| inflame \| infuriate \| initiate \| inquietude \| inspire \| instigate \| jitters \| jumpiness \| key up \| kindle \| lather up \| lay \| lessen \| light the fuse \| light up \| lull \| madden \| maelstrom \| malaise \| mitigate \| moil \| mollify \| motivate \| move \| mull \| nerviness \| nervosity \| nervousness \| nettle \| numb \| nurse \| nurture \| overexcite \| overheat \| pad \| palliate \| perturbation \| pique \| poultice \| pour balm into \| pour oil on \| preheat \| promote \| prompt \| provoke \| put up to \| raise \| rally \| recook \| reduce \| reheat \| relieve \| restlessness \| roil \| rouse \| rout \| row \| salve \| seethe \| seething \| set \| set astir \| set fire to \| set on \| set on fire \| sic on \| slacken \| slake \| soften \| soothe \| spur \| start \| steam \| steam up \| stimulate \| stir \| stir the blood \| stir the embers \| stir the feelings \| stir up \| stoke up \| stupe \| subdue \| summon up \| superheat \| swirl \| tepefy \| tickle \| to-do \| trepidation \| trepidity \| tumult \| tumultuation \| turbidity \| turbulence \| turmoil \| turn on \| twitter \| unease \| unrest \| upset \| urge \| wake \| wake up \| waken \| warm \| warm over \| warm the blood \| warm up \| whet \| whip up \| work into \| work up See Also \| bath \| bathe \| provoke \| rumpus \| stimulate Foment In Webster's Dictionary \Fo*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fomented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fomenting}.] [F. fomenter, fr. L. fomentare, fr. fomentum (for fovimentum) a warm application or lotion, fr. fovere to warm or keep warm; perh. akin to Gr. ? to roast, and E. bake.] 1. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid. 2. To cherish with heat; to foster. [Obs.] Which these soft fires . . . foment and warm. --Milton. 3. To nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate; -- used often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors. --Locke. But quench the choler you foment in vain. --Dryden. Exciting and fomenting a religious rebellion. --Southey. \Fo"ment\, n. 1. Fomentation. 2. State of excitation; -- perh. confused with ferment. He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was kept up. --Julian Ralph.

Foment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Foment?

[v] bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"
[v] try to stir up public opinion

Synonyms | Synonyms for Foment: agitate | stir up

Foment In Webster's Dictionary

\Fo*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fomented}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Fomenting}.] [F. fomenter, fr. L. fomentare, fr. fomentum
(for fovimentum) a warm application or lotion, fr. fovere to
warm or keep warm; perh. akin to Gr. ? to roast, and E.
bake.]
1. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge
   wet with warm water or medicated liquid.

2. To cherish with heat; to foster. [Obs.]

         Which these soft fires . . . foment and warm.
                                               --Milton.

3. To nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by
   excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate; -- used
   often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors. --Locke.

         But quench the choler you foment in vain. --Dryden.

         Exciting and fomenting a religious rebellion.
                                               --Southey.


\Fo"ment\, n.
1. Fomentation.

2. State of excitation; -- perh. confused with ferment.

         He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was
         kept up.                              --Julian
                                               Ralph.

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