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Definition of fomenter in English Turkish dictionary
- tahrik edici
- {i} tahrikçi
- {i} hizipçi
- {i} kışkırtıcı
- foment
- (Tıp) ılık yaş pansuman
- foment
- (Tıp) foment
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Definition of fomenter in English English dictionary
- One who incites or promotes
- {n} an encourager, abettor, supporter
- {i} one who instigates or incites; one who stirs something up; one who applies medicated liquids
- one who agitates; a political troublemaker
- One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a fomenter of sedition
- foment
- To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate
He was arrested for fomenting a riot; after all, it's bad enough being in a riot but starting one is much worse.
- foment
- To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge
The maid had entered with us, and began once more to foment the bruise upon her mistress's brow.
- foment
- {v} to encourage, abet, cherish, bathe
- foment
- Fomentation
- foment
- To nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate; used often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors
- foment
- {f} stir up; instigate; stimulate; apply water or a medicated liquid (to part of the body)
- foment
- try to stir up public opinion
- foment
- To cherish with heat; to foster
- foment
- To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid
- foment
- confused with ferment
- foment
- To incite or cause; To promote, to encourage; to instigate
- foment
- State of excitation; perh
- foment
- bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"
- foment
- bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented
- foment
- If someone or something foments trouble or violent opposition, they cause it to develop. They accused strike leaders of fomenting violence. = incite. foment revolution/trouble/discord etc to cause trouble and make people start fighting each other or opposing the government = stir up (fomentare, from fovere )
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fomenter
Hyphenation
fo·ment·erPronunciation
Etymology
[ 'fO-"ment, fO-' ] (transitive verb.) circa 1613. From foment + -erResimler
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