foment

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /foʊˈmɛnt/ UK /fəˈmɛnt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to stir up or instigate trouble or discontent

Agitators worked to foment rebellion among the workers.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to stir up or instigate... incite instigate stir provoke agitate kindle arouse

Opposites

quell suppress calm pacify quash

Word family

Derived forms fomenterfomentation

Related forms fomentation

Etymology

From Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fomentare, from Latin fomentum ('a warm application, poultice'), from fovere ('to warm, cherish, foster').

fomentum Latin fovere Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# foment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /foʊˈmɛnt/
**IPA (UK):** /fəˈmɛnt/

## Meanings
1. to stir up or instigate trouble or discontent

## Examples
- Agitators worked to foment rebellion among the workers.

## Synonyms
- incite
- instigate
- stir
- provoke
- agitate
- kindle
- arouse

## Antonyms
- quell
- suppress
- calm
- pacify
- quash

## Derived Forms
- fomenter
- fomentation

## Related Forms
- fomentation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fomentum
- Root: fovere

## Etymology
From Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fomentare, from Latin fomentum ('a warm application, poultice'), from fovere ('to warm, cherish, foster').

## AI Etymology
Foment is from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fomentare, from Latin fomentum ('a warm application, poultice'), from fovere ('to warm, cherish, foster'). In present-day use, it means to stir up or instigate trouble or discontent. Derived formations include fomenter and fomentation. Related vocabulary includes fomentation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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