foment — to encourage or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to encourage or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
Pronunciation (IPA): /foʊˈment/
Korean meaning: 부추기다, 선동하다, 조장하다
Korean pronunciation: 포**멘**트
Example Sentences
- The politician's inflammatory speech was designed to foment anger against his opponents.
- My little brother likes to foment chaos by hiding everyone's left shoes before school.
- The spy was caught trying to foment dissent within the enemy ranks.
foment
VERB//foʊˈment//
to encourage or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
An agitator foments anger and violence in the crowd
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One moment to foment turns peace into lament!
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Origin
From Latin 'fomentum' meaning 'warm application' or 'poultice,' derived from 'fovere' meaning 'to warm' or 'to cherish.' Originally a medical term for applying warm compresses to wounds, it evolved to mean stirring up or inciting emotions or situations.
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“The politician's inflammatory speech was designed to foment anger against his opponents.”
“My little brother likes to foment chaos by hiding everyone's left shoes before school.”
“The spy was caught trying to foment dissent within the enemy ranks.”
“Social media can easily foment outrage over minor incidents.”
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