tr.v., -ment·ed, -ment·ing, -ments.

1. To promote the growth of; incite.
2. To treat (the skin, for example) by fomentation.

[Middle English fomenten, to apply warm liquids to the skin, from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum, poultice, from fovēre, to warm.]

fomenter fo·ment'er n.

verb

To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See cause/effect, excite/bore/interest.

v

Definition: instigate, provoke
Antonyms: cease, dampen, discourage, dissuade, quell, repress, stop, suppress

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IN BRIEF: To instigate or rouse.

The unfair taxes served to foment a rebellion among the citizens.

Tutor's tip: A new way to "ferment" (to cause fermentation or an enzymatic breakdown) grapes into wine would "foment" (to provide; to encourage; to instigate) winemakers to learn how to do it.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lægge varmt omslag på, fremkalde, ophidse til

Nederlands (Dutch)
met warme kompressen behandelen, ophitsen/ stimuleren

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Méd, fig) fomenter

Deutsch (German)
v. - schüren, warm baden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιθέτω κατάπλασμα, υποδαυλίζω

Italiano (Italian)
fomentare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fomentar

Русский (Russian)
разжигать, подстрекать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - fomentar, instigar, provocar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppamma, badda

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
挑起, 煽动, 激起, 热敷

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 挑起, 煽動, 激起, 熱敷

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (불화를) 조장하다, 덥게 하다, 찜질하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 湿布する, 醸成する, 誘発する, 助長する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكمد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טיפח (איבה), שם רטייה חמה, חבש, חירחר, חימם, עשה אמבט רפואי חם‬

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