was wotd|2007|June|25
English

Etymology
From OF. term|fomenter, from LL. term|fomentare, from L. term|fomentum||lotion, from term|fovere||heat, cherish.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/f��'m�nt/
a|US IPA|/fo�'m�nt/|/f�'m�nt/
audio|en-us-foment.ogg|Audio (US)

Homophones
ferment qualifier|in some dialects|unstressed

Verb
en-verb

1. medicine To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

#*1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Abbey Grange, Norton (2005), page 1178,
#*: The maid had entered with us, and began once more to foment the bruise upon her mistress's brow.

1. To incite or cause; To promote, 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.

Derived terms
fomentation

Translations
trans-top|to apply a poultice to
Russian: t+|ru|кла���|scCyrl t-|ru|п�имо�ки|scCyrl или t-|ru|п�ипа�ки|sc=Cyrl (klast primóchki íli pripárki)
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Spanish: t-|es|fomentar
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trans-top|to incite or cause
Japanese: ���� (j�sei suru); �� (taid�)
Portuguese: t-|pt|fomentar
Spanish: t-|es|fomentar
trans-mid
Russian: t-|ru|п�ово�и�ова��|scCyrl|trprovotsírovati, t-|ru|поб�жда��|scCyrl|trpobushdáti; t|ru|под���ека��|scCyrl|trpodstrekáti, t-|ru|�азжига��|scCyrl|trrazgigáti (t|ru|��в��во|alt��в��ва|scCyrl|trchúvstva, t+|ru|бе�по��док|altбе�по��дки|scCyrl|trbesporyádki)
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io:foment
hu:foment
te:foment
vi:foment
zh:foment

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