fomenter

fo·ment

F0230200 (fō-mĕnt′)tr.v. fo·ment·ed, fo·ment·ing, fo·ments 1. To arouse or incite (trouble, for example).2. To treat (the skin, for example) by fomentation.

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[Middle English fomenten, to apply warm liquids to the skin, from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum, poultice, from fovēre, to warm; see dheg^wh- in Indo-European roots.]

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fo·ment′er n.

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fomenter - one who agitates; a political troublemakeragitatorbad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble

fomenter

nounOne who agitates, especially politically:agitator, inciter, instigator.