Foment

·add. ·noun Fomentation.

II. Foment ·vt To cherish with heat; to Foster.

III. Foment ·add. ·noun State of excitation;

— perh. confused with ferment.

IV. Foment ·vt To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid.

V. Foment ·vt 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.