Foment Definition
fō-mĕnt
fomented, fomenting, foments
verb
fomented, fomenting, foments
To treat with warm water, medicated lotions, etc.
Webster's New World
To stir up (trouble); instigate; incite.
To foment a riot.
Webster's New World
To treat by fomentation.
Fomented the patient's skin.
American Heritage Medicine
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Origin of Foment
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Middle English fomenten to apply warm liquids to the skin from Old French fomenter from Late Latin fōmentāre from Latin fōmentum poultice from fovēre to warm dhegwh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fomentare, from Latin fomentum (“lotion”), from fovere (“heat, cherish”).
From Wiktionary
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