| VERB | social | foment, agitate, stir up | try to stir up public opinion |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | foment | bathe with warm water or medicated lotions |
| Sounds | fow'mehnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accent ... vent: 69 rhymes with ehnt... | |
| Meaning | try to stir up public opinion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | agitate, stir up | |
| Narrower | rumpus | Cause a disturbance |
| Broader | provoke, stimulate | Provide the needed stimulus for |
| Catalan | agitar, fomentar | |
| Spanish | agitar, fomentar | |
| Nouns | fomentation | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) |
| fomenter | one who agitates | |
| Meaning | bathe with warm water or medicated lotions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "His legs should be fomented" | |
| Broader | bathe, bath | clean one's body by immersion into water |
| Nouns | fomentation | application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation |