foment[verb]Synonyms: incite, abet, instigate, provoke, raise, set, set on, stir (up), whip (up)
Antonyms: quell
Contrasted words: repress, suppress
Related Words: goad,
spur,
cultivate,
foster,
nurse,
nurture [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
fo‧ment /fəʊˈment $ foʊ-/
verb[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: fomentare, from Latin fovere 'to make warm']
foment revolution/trouble/discord etc formal to cause trouble and make people start fighting each other or opposing the government
Synonym : stir up:
They were accused of fomenting rebellion.—fomentation /ˌfəʊmenˈteɪʃ
ən, -mən- $ ˌfoʊ-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲