英语词汇“fomentation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

fomentfoment /ˈfoʊmɛnt, foʊˈmɛnt/ verb formal

ETYMOLOGYfoment

Origin: 1300-1400 Late Latin fomentare, from Latin fovere to make warm

VERB TABLE

foment

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	foment
	he, she, it	foments
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	fomented
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have fomented
	he, she, it	has fomented
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had fomented
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will foment
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have fomented

Continuous Form
Present	I	am fomenting
	he, she, it	is fomenting
	you, we, they	are fomenting
Past	I, he, she, it	was fomenting
	you, we, they	were fomenting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been fomenting
	he, she, it	has been fomenting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been fomenting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be fomenting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been fomenting

foment war/revolution/unrest etc. to do something that encourages people to cause a lot of trouble in a society: The students were accused of fomenting rebellion.—fomentation /ˌfoʊmənˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]