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Another word for foment

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Verb

  1. To stir to action or feeling

    See also:

    excite

    cause

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Another word for foment

Verb
  1. See also:

    incite

    promote

    incite

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Sentence Examples

  • While his wife's influence could not increase the latter, it was successfully exerted to foment and embitter the former.

  • The principal believed that Drake would be more likely to foment the fight than John, so he called him into the office first.

  • The younger sister knows exactly how to foment a disagreement between her older brothers.

  • The riot downtown began to foment nervous feelings in the local residents.

  • To ease her aching back, the doctor told Jen to foment the area with a heat pack.

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