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- foment
foment
Definition:
to instigate or stir up trouble
Synonym:
provoke
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fo·ment
(f
-m
nt
)
tr.v.
fo·ment·ed , fo·ment·ing , fo·ments
1. To promote the growth of; incite.
2. To treat (the skin, for example) by fomentation.
[Middle English
fomenten
,
to apply warm liquids to the skin
, from Old French
fomenter
, from Late Latin
f
ment
re
, from Latin
f
mentum
,
poultice
, from
fov
re
,
to warm
; see
dheg
w
h-
in Indo-European roots].
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fo·ment
er
n.
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SAT Prep Plan: SAT Vocabulary - foment
SAT Prep Plan: SAT Vocabulary - foment 
foment 
-m
nt
)
re
, from Latin
f
re
,
to warm
; see
dheg
w
h-
in Indo-European roots].
