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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : foh-ment |
| Phonetic Transcription : foʊˈmɛnt |
Definition of foment
Origin :- early 15c., "apply hot liquids," from Old French fomenter (13c.) "apply hot compress (to a wound)," from Late Latin fomentare, from Latin fomentum "warm application, poultice," contraction of *fovimentum, from fovere "to warm; cherish, encourage" (see fever). Extended sense of "stimulate, instigate" (1620s) was in the French. Related: Fomented; fomenting.
- verb instigate, provoke
- If the limbs be swelled, or joints stiff, it will be proper to foment them with warm vinegar, or bathe them in lukewarm water.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- No, Princess; my part is to restore peace, not to foment strife.
- Extract from : « Manasseh » by Maurus Jokai
- Foment with warm water; at night apply a bread and milk poultice.
- Extract from : « The Ladies Book of Useful Information » by Anonymous
- If there is pain in the region of the liver, foment that region more strongly.
- Extract from : « Papers on Health » by John Kirk
- Foment the corn every other night in warm water, after which renew the application.
- Extract from : « The Toilet of Flora » by Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz
- Boil Ivy Leaves in Wine, and foment the face with the decoction.
- Extract from : « The Toilet of Flora » by Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz
- Then Warwick and Margaret joined to foment a rising in England.
- Extract from : « A History of England » by Charles Oman
- He let it be known that it would be well for them to cease to foment trouble.
- Extract from : « Philip Dru: Administrator » by Edward Mandell House
- Its effect in the hands of the shrewd parliamentarian was to foment debate.
- Extract from : « The Anti-Slavery Crusade » by Jesse Macy
- When I went to foment his limbs, I could not find a morsel of flannel.
- Extract from : « A Week at Waterloo in 1815 » by Magdalene De Lancey
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