foment

Meanings

Plural: foments

Verb

try to stir up public opinion
bathe with warm water or medicated lotions
- "His legs should be fomented"
To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

Noun

Fomentation.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fomenten, a borrowing from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (“lotion”), from fovēre (“heat, cherish”).

Synonyms

abet, actuate, agitate, beath, bring about, cheer, drive, egg on, encourage, engender, evoke, excite, foment, goad, grill, ignite, impel, incite, induce, inflame, instigate, invoke, lash, motivate, motive, move, obligate, oblige, poultice, promote, prompt, provoke, push, rouse, send, set off, spark off, spur, spur on, stimulate, sting, stir, stir up, stoke, tempt, urge, whet, whip up

Scrabble Score: 11

foment is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
foment is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
foment is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

foment is a valid Words With Friends word