Definition of fomentation in English:
fomentation
nounˌfəʊmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌfoʊmənˈteɪʃən
1mass noun The action of instigating or stirring up undesirable sentiment or actions.
the fomentation of discontent
Example sentencesExamples
- In his memoirs, Joseph Holt recalled the fomentation of what was to become the Castle Hill rebellion.
- More than any military operation, this kind of power projection works against the fomentation of militant hatred towards them.
- The reasons for the fomentation of militancy have been spectacularly perpetuated by your very own government.
Synonyms
egging on, urging, goading, spurring on, motivation, persuasion, inducement
2archaic A poultice.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is an art to folding and making fomentations work right.
- Hot fomentations would give great relief, but did not give sufficient rest to the joint to permit of a cure.
- Peat baths and peat fomentations have been used since the beginning of time to alleviate pain and disease.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin fomentatio(n-), from the verb fomentare (see foment).
Definition of fomentation in US English:
fomentation
nounˌfoʊmənˈteɪʃənˌfōmənˈtāSHən
1The action of instigating or stirring up undesirable sentiment or actions.
the fomentation of discontent
Example sentencesExamples
- In his memoirs, Joseph Holt recalled the fomentation of what was to become the Castle Hill rebellion.
- More than any military operation, this kind of power projection works against the fomentation of militant hatred towards them.
- The reasons for the fomentation of militancy have been spectacularly perpetuated by your very own government.
Synonyms
egging on, urging, goading, spurring on, motivation, persuasion, inducement
2archaic A poultice.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hot fomentations would give great relief, but did not give sufficient rest to the joint to permit of a cure.
- There is an art to folding and making fomentations work right.
- Peat baths and peat fomentations have been used since the beginning of time to alleviate pain and disease.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin fomentatio(n-), from the verb fomentare (see foment).