fomentare — meaning in English

English meaning

• foment verb To stir up trouble or push people towards taking action, often unrest.
• fuel noun A substance burned or used to produce energy, such as gasoline, coal, or wood.

Senses

fomentare is used for these senses in English:

• foment (transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
• fuel (transitive) To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.
• stir up (transitive) To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).

foment — full definition

1. verb To stir up trouble or push people towards taking action, often unrest.
2. verb (dated) To treat a part of the body by bathing it, or by applying a warm, moist dressing.

fuel — full definition

1. noun A substance burned or used to produce energy, such as gasoline, coal, or wood.
2. verb To supply something with fuel, or to strengthen or intensify a feeling or situation.

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