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foment

/fəʊˈmɛnt/

/foʊˈmɛnt/

fomentverb

fomented

Past Simple

fomented

Past Participle

fomenting

Gerund

/fəʊˈmɛnt/

/foʊˈmɛnt/

Translations

fomenterSe dit surtout d’une agitation, d’un trouble ou d’un complot.

The leader was accused of trying to foment unrest among the population.

Le leader a été accusé d’essayer de fomenter des troubles parmi la population.

Additional translations

appliquer une compresse chaudeSens médical, vieilli ou technique.

Definitions

To instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).

The leader was accused of trying to foment unrest among the population.

To bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated liquids; to apply warm compresses to.

The nurse fomented the patient's aching muscles with a hot cloth.

Synonyms

stir up

fomentnoun

foments

/fəˈment/

/foʊˈment/

Archaic/obsolete medical term; rarely used today.

Translations

fomentationTerme médical.

After the injury, the doctor recommended a foment to reduce the swelling.

Après la blessure, le médecin a recommandé une fomentation pour réduire le gonflement.

Definitions

A warm or medicated compress applied to the body.

After the injury, the doctor recommended a foment to reduce the swelling.