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.

Derivatives:

fomenter n.

Etymology: ME f. F fomenter f. LL fomentare f. L fomentum poultice, lotion f. fovere heat, cherish

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.