Foment word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "foment" word

[verb] bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"
[verb] try to stir up public opinion

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\Fo*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fomented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fomenting}.] [F. fomenter, fr. L. fomentare, fr. fomentum (for fovimentum) a warm application or lotion, fr. fovere to warm or keep warm; perh. akin to Gr. ? to roast, and E. bake.] 1. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid. 2. To cherish with heat; to foster. [Obs.] Which these soft fires . . . foment and warm. --Milton. 3. To nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate; -- used often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors. --Locke. But quench the choler you foment in vain. --Dryden. Exciting and fomenting a religious rebellion. --Southey.
\Fo"ment\, n. 1. Fomentation. 2. State of excitation; -- perh. confused with ferment. He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was kept up. --Julian Ralph.

Synonyms for foment

agitate, stir up

Related terms: assuage, boil, cushion, disturbance, ebullition, excite, fan the flame, flame, flap, fluster, foster, frenzy, fume, gas-heat, goad, impassion, inspire, overexcite, seething, set, slake, waken

The fun area, different aproach to word »foment«

Let's analyse "foment" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNEMOF. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ..-. --- -- . -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: foment: 6 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: foment: 6 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 2 = 28, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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