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to foment
01
to bathe or treat with warm liquids, often for healing purposes
Old use
Specialized
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
foment
3rd person singular
foments
Present participle
fomenting
Past simple
fomented
Past participle
fomented
Examples
The nurse fomented the injury with a warm herbal compress.
02
to encourage or provoke something, especially trouble or conflict
Examples
His words began to foment anger in the crowd.
