Word Meaning

foment definition and meaning

v. t. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid.
v. t. To cherish with heat; to foster.
v. t. 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.