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Definitions for Foment

[1] to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent.
[2] to apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc., to (the surface of the body).
[3] to encourage or instigate (trouble, discord, etc); stir up
[4] med to apply heat and moisture to (a part of the body) to relieve pain and inflammation

Words related to Foment

brew, incite, arouse, abet, set, raise, excite, goad, agitate, start, encourage, foster, nurse, nurture, promote, spur, stimulate, cultivate, quicken

Words nearby Foment

folsom, folsom man, folsom point, folía, fomalhaut, foment, fomentation, fomes, fomite, fomo, fomorian

Origin of Foment

1350–1400; Middle English fomenten < Late Latin fōmentāre, verbal derivative of Latin fōmentum soothing application, poultice, contraction of *fōvimentum, equivalent to fōv(ēre ) to keep warm + -i- -i- + -mentum -ment

Words that may be confused with Foment

ferment, foment

Other words from Foment

fo·ment·er , noun
un·fo·ment·ed , adjective

Word origin for Foment

C15: from Late Latin fōmentāre , from Latin fōmentum a poultice, ultimately from fovēre to foster

Synonyms for Foment

abet, arouse, brew, incite, whip up, agitate, cultivate, encourage, excite, foster, goad, nurse, nurture, promote, quicken, raise, set, spur, start, stimulate, fan the flames, set on, sow the seeds, stir up