FOMENT


Meaning of FOMENT in English

[ fə(ʊ)'mɛnt ]

■ verb

1》 instigate or stir up (revolution or strife).

2》 archaic bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions.

Derivatives

~ation noun

~er noun

Origin

ME: from Fr. ~er , from late L. ~are , from L. ~um 'poultice, lotion'.

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