Definition of foment Foment
/fowˈmɛnt/ - [fowment] - fo•ment
We found 9 definitions of foment from 5 different sources.
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| foment - bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented" | ||
| bath, bathe cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily" | ||
| foment - try to stir up public opinion | ||
| agitate, stir up | ||
| provoke, stimulate provide the needed stimulus for | ||
| rumpus cause a disturbance | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- foment (v. t.)
To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid. - foment (v. t.)
To cherish with heat; to foster. - foment (v. t.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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foment
fo-ment′, v.t. to bathe with warm water: to encourage: to instigate (usually to evil).—ns. Fomentā′tion, a bathing or lotion with warm water: encouragement; Foment′er. [Fr.,—L. fomentāre—fomentum for fovimentum—fovēre, to warm.]
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🔤- foment, verb, present, 1st person singular of foment (infinitive).
- foment, verb (infinitive).
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