foment
/fəʊˈmɛnt//foʊˈmɛnt/
noun
- 1
Fomentation.
verb
- 1
To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
“Foreign governments have tried to foment unrest.”
- 2
To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.
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