add. ·noun fomentation.
2. foment ·vt to cherish with heat; to foster.
3. foment ·add. ·noun state of excitation;
perh. confused with ferment.
4. foment ·vt to apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid.
5. foment ·vt to nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate;
used often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors.