foment
UK /fəʊˈmɛnt/ US /foʊˈmɛnt/
verb 2noun 1
Definitions
verb
1
To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
He was arrested for fomenting a riot; after all, it's bad enough being in a riot but starting one is much worse.
Foreign governments have tried to foment unrest.
2
To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.
Sties in the eye are irritating and disfiguring. Foment with warm water; at night apply a bread-and-milk poultice.
The maid had entered with us, and began once more to foment the bruise upon her mistress's brow.
noun
1
Fomentation.
He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was kept up.
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