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- [foh-ment]
- /foʊˈmɛnt/
- /fəʊˈment/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foh-ment]
- /foʊˈmɛnt/
Definitions of foment word
- verb with object foment to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent. 1
- verb with object foment to apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc., to (the surface of the body). 1
- noun foment Instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action). 1
- transitive verb foment stir up: unrest, etc. 1
- verb foment If someone or something foments trouble or violent opposition, they cause it to develop. 0
- verb foment to encourage or instigate (trouble, discord, etc); stir up 0
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Origin of foment
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English fomenten < Late Latin fōmentāre, verbal derivative of Latin fōmentum soothing application, poultice, contraction of *fōvimentum, equivalent to fōv(ēre) to keep warm + -i- -i- + -mentum -ment
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Parts of speech for Foment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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verb foment
- brew — If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee.
- incite — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- arouse — If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- whip up — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
noun foment
- shake-up — a thorough change in a business, department, or the like, as by dismissals, demotions, etc.
- turnover — an act or result of turning over; upset.
- revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
Antonyms for foment
verb foment
- deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
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