foment

Meanings

Verb

To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

Noun

Fomentation.

Origin

From Middle English fomenten, a borrowing from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fomentare, from Latin fōmentum ("lotion"), from fovere.

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