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Noun [Catalan]

IPA: [fuˈmen] [Central], [foˈment] [Balearic, Valencia] Forms: foments [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin fōmentum. Etymology templates: {{lbor|ca|la|fōmentum}} Learned borrowing from Latin fōmentum Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} foment m (plural foments)
  1. promotion, fostering, fomentation Tags: masculine Related terms: fomentar
    Sense id: en-foment-ca-noun-nIWnHYz2 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

IPA: /fəʊˈmɛnt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /foʊˈmɛnt/ [US], /fəˈmɛnt/ [US] Audio: en-us-foment.ogg Forms: foments [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From Middle English foment, from Latin fōmentum. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|foment}} Middle English foment, {{der|en|la|fōmentum}} Latin fōmentum Head templates: {{en-noun}} foment (plural foments)
  1. Fomentation.
    Sense id: en-foment-en-noun-BpxVeb13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /fəʊˈmɛnt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /foʊˈmɛnt/ [US], /fəˈmɛnt/ [US] Audio: en-us-foment.ogg Forms: foments [present, singular, third-person], fomenting [participle, present], fomented [participle, past], fomented [past]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From Middle English fomenten, a borrowing from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (“lotion”), from fovēre (“heat, cherish”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰegʷʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|fomenten}} Middle English fomenten, {{der|en|fro|fomenter}} Old French fomenter, {{der|en|LL.|fōmentō|fōmentāre}} Late Latin fōmentāre, {{der|en|la|fōmentum||lotion}} Latin fōmentum (“lotion”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} foment (third-person singular simple present foments, present participle fomenting, simple past and past participle fomented)
  1. (transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate. Tags: transitive Translations (to incite or cause): 煽動 (Chinese Cantonese), 煽动 (english: sin³ dung⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), lietsoa (Finnish), fomenter (French), fördern (German), עודד (odéd) (Hebrew), חרחר (khirkhér) (Hebrew), szít (Hungarian), fomentare (Italian), 醸成する (jōsei suru) (alt: じょうせいする) (Japanese), 胎動する (taidō suru) (alt: たいどうする) (Japanese), fyre opp under (Norwegian), fomentar (Portuguese), провоци́ровать (provocírovatʹ) (Russian), побужда́ть (pobuždátʹ) (Russian), подстрека́ть (podstrekátʹ) (Russian), разжига́ть (razžigátʹ) (Russian), fomentar (Spanish), instigera (Swedish), underblåsa (Swedish), nära (Swedish), befordra (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-foment-en-verb-5~5zEqcE Disambiguation of 'to incite or cause': 99 1
  2. (medicine, transitive) To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: beath Translations ((medicine) to apply a poultice to): borogat (Hungarian), leggja bakstur við (Icelandic), fomentar (Ido), stuvagar (Ido), fōmentō [Late-Latin] (Latin), класть примо́чки и́ли припа́рки (klastʹ primóčki íli pripárki) (Russian), fomentar (Spanish), badda (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-foment-en-verb-NzHtDPN- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 27 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 28 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 74 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of '(medicine) to apply a poultice to': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fomentation
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "煽動"
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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "lietsoa"
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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "fördern"
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "עודד"
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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "fomentare"
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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "醸成する"
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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "胎動する"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "fyre opp under"
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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "fomentar"
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      "word": "провоци́ровать"
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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "побужда́ть"
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      "roman": "podstrekátʹ",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "instigera"
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      "word": "underblåsa"
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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "nära"
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      "sense": "to incite or cause",
      "word": "befordra"
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      "sense": "(medicine) to apply a poultice to",
      "word": "borogat"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "(medicine) to apply a poultice to",
      "word": "leggja bakstur við"
    },
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      "word": "fomentar"
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      "sense": "(medicine) to apply a poultice to",
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}

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