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 ]
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 ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012