fomentar — meaning in English
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English meaning
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agitate
verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
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foment
verb To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
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foster
verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.
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further
verb To help advance or promote something.
Senses
fomentar is used for these senses in English:
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foster
(transitive) To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing.
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further
(transitive) To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.
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stir up
(transitive) To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
agitate — full definition
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verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
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verb To shake or stir something with force.
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verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.
foment — full definition
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verb To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
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verb To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.
