FOMENT


Meaning of FOMENT in English

v.tr. 1 instigate or stir up (trouble, sedition, etc.). 2 a bathe with warm or medicated liquid. b apply warmth to. fomenter n.

[ ME f. F fomenter f. LL fomentare f. L fomentum poultice, lotion f. fovere heat, cherish ]

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