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foment
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[fə(ʊ)ˈmɛnt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
(e.g: they accused him of fomenting political unrest)
- bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions
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Origin
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late Middle English (in foment): from French fomenter, from late Latin fomentare, from Latin fomentum ‘poultice, lotion’, from fovere ‘to heat, cherish’
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