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foment
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
foment
(verb)
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foment
/
ˈ
foʊˌmɛnt/
verb
foments
;
fomented
;
fomenting
foment
/
ˈ
foʊˌmɛnt/
verb
foments
;
fomented
;
fomenting
Learner's definition of FOMENT
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formal
:
to cause or try to cause the growth or development of (something bad or harmful)
:
incite
foment
rebellion/war/revolution
He was accused of
fomenting
violence.
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— fomenter
noun
,
plural
fomenters
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count
]
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