to foment

English - Turkish

Definition of to foment in English Turkish dictionary: {f} teşvik etmek; (Tıp) sıcak pansuman yapmak; (Tıp) ılık yaş pansuman; (Tıp) foment; {f} sıcak kompres yapmak; {f} fesat çıkarmak; {f} kışkırtmak; (Tıp) 1. Ilık yaş pansuman; 2.İlaç olarak sıcak su ile yıkamak, sıcak pansuman yapmak; x sıcak tatbik et/kışkırt

English - English

Definition of to foment in English English dictionary: 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.; 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.; {v} to encourage, abet, cherish, bathe; Fomentation; 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; {f} stir up; instigate; stimulate; apply water or a medicated liquid (to part of the body); try to stir up public opinion; To cherish with heat; to foster; To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid; confused with ferment; To incite or cause; To promote, to encourage; to instigate; State of excitation; perh; bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"; bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented; 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 )

Turkish - English

to foment

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to fo·ment

tı fōment

/tə ˈfōment/ /tə ˈfoʊmɛnt/

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