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foment Definition and Meaning in English (foment definition)

verb
Synonyms:instigateinciteprovoke
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Foment definition: To instigate or stir up an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action.

Definitions of Foment

  1. 1verb

    To instigate or stir up an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action.

Example Sentences

formal

“The agitators tried to foment unrest among the workers.”

formal

“His speech was designed to foment rebellion.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensefomented
present participlefomenting
agent nounfomenter

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