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Fomenting
Foment Fo*ment", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fomented; p. pr. & vb. n. Fomenting.] [F. fomenter, fr. L. fomentare, fr. fomentum (for fovimentum) a warm application or lotion, fr. fovere to warm or keep warm; perh. akin to Gr. ? to roast, and E. bake.] 1. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid. 2. To cherish with heat; to foster. [Obs.] Which these soft fires . . . foment and warm. --Milton. 3. To nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate; -- used often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors. --Locke. But quench the choler you foment in vain. --Dryden. Exciting and fomenting a religious rebellion. --Southey.

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- "either mistaken or not telling the truth", while Bondi accused Cooper of fomenting "anger and hate". In August 2018, while still serving as Florida attorney...
- of Persia". According to British versions of history, he "attempted to foment trouble for the British" in the Persian Gulf in the First World War. Wilhelm...
- on 31 October 1956. Between 1946 and 1951, the Communist Party of India fomented the Telangana uprising against the feudal lords of the Telangana region...
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- Destroying military discipline Misusing the fiscus principis (emperor's money) Fomenting civil war Violating the divinity of Divus Augustus (sacrilege). Although...
- political storytelling and publishing techniques pla**** a major role in fomenting public distrust of Charles I and Archbishop Laud. Born at Swainswick,...
- The Russian Baltic Fleet pla**** an important role during the October Revolution and Russian Civil War. During the October Revolution the sailors of the...
- private enterprise. In 2021, Facebook was cited as playing a role in the fomenting of the 2021 United States Capitol attack. In 2018, Special Counsel Robert...