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Definition of foment verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

foment

verb

NAmE//ˈfoʊmɛnt//

, NAmE//foʊˈmɛnt//

foment something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they foment

he / she / it foments

past simple fomented

-ing form fomenting

to create trouble or violence or make it worse synonym incite They accused him of fomenting political unrest.

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