foment

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəʊˈmɛnt/ (US) IPA(key): /foʊˈmɛnt/, /fəˈmɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt Homophone: ferment (in some dialects, unstressed) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English fomenten, a borrowing from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (“lotion”), from fovēre (“heat, cherish”). ==== Verb ==== foment (third-person singular simple present foments, present participle fomenting, simple past and past participle fomented) (transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate. Synonyms: bring about, provoke; see also Thesaurus:incite (medicine, transitive) To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge. Synonyms: beath, poultice ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English foment, from Latin fōmentum. ==== Noun ==== foment (plural foments) Fomentation. === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin fōmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [fuˈmen] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [foˈment] === Noun === foment m (plural foments) promotion, fostering, fomentation ==== Related terms ==== fomentar === Further reading === “foment”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007