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- Dictionaryfo·ment/fōˈment/
verb
- 1. instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action): "they accused him of fomenting political unrest"
- 2. bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions. archaic
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Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the verb foment, which means to promote the growth or development of something or to stir up action. See examples of foment in sentences and related words.
to cause trouble to develop: The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing things to happen. activation. actuation. agent. attribute something to someone. hyperstimulate. hyperstimulation. implementation. in. launch pad. prompt. put someone to something idiom.
foment. /ˈfoʊˌmɛnt/ /ˈfʌʊmɪnt/ IPA guide. Other forms: fomented; fomenting; foments. Stand outside the school cafeteria passing out flyers with nutritional details on school food, and you may foment a revolution — foment means stirring up something undesirable, such as trouble. You would never say, "Hooray, we fomented a revolution."
Foment definition: to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of. See examples of FOMENT used in a sentence.
Foment means to cause trouble or something bad to develop, especially in a political or social context. Learn how to use this formal verb with examples and translations in different languages.
Foment means to arouse or incite trouble or to apply heat and moisture to the skin. Learn the difference between foment and ferment, see examples and translations, and find synonyms and verb forms.
Foment means to cause trouble or violent opposition, or to apply heat and moisture to a part of the body. Learn how to use foment in a sentence, and see its synonyms and related words.
