verb🔗ShareTo incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate."Foreign governments have tried to foment unrest."politicsactiongovernmentstatesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge."The nurse was carefully fomenting the patient's swollen ankle with a warm, damp cloth to reduce the inflammation. "medicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading