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How to pronounce foment in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms agitate, stir up
Type of provoke, stimulate
Has types rumpus
Derivation fomentation, fomenter
Type Words
Type of bathe
Derivation fomentation


His legs should be fomented.

Examples of foment

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Yet these groups were accused of illegally using foreign funds to foment unrest.
From the sacbee.com
The accompanying loss of U.S. credibility helped foment the Cuban missile crisis.
From the theatlantic.com
In fact, it is common in the genre to foment and stage strife among its subjects.
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The hope has always been to foment conflicts between these two Caspian powers.
From the infowars.com
The stimulus has been ripped by Republicans who say it will foment inflation.
From the usatoday.com
Guevara later left Cuba to foment socialist revolt in other Latin American nations.
From the independent.co.uk
If it moves too late, it could foment more virulent inflation in a couple of years.
From the usatoday.com
Bangla-desh fears India is meddling in its affairs, helping foment domestic unrest.
From the time.com
Sorge moved to Shanghai in 1930 to gather intelligence and foment revolution.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Agitate: try to stir up public opinion
  • Bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"
  • To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate; To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge
  • To stir up, to instigate
  • To help something grow.