FOMENT
(verb) bathe with warm water or medicated lotions
"His legs should be fomented"
(verb) try to stir up public opinion
synonyms : agitate , stir upThe unions were agitating for a higher pay. -added by naila_inlas
He was accused of fomenting violence. -added by nithi
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Mnemonics for foment
(Tag: ) Foam starts to appear once you profusely foment (stir up) a soapy hot water bucket(2nd meaning ).
added by nic42991
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: English) Science students can easily remember it as it sounds similar to fermentation.. and stirring is an important part of fermentation process.
added by Administrator
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: ) f[oment] => moment. In dynamic kinetics, moment incite wheel to rotate.
added by pateheo
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: ) when a dog "foams at" the mouth it is "agitated"
added by Suikurai
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: English) FIRST - MOMENT...the initial or first moments of any successful person began with motivation
added by saikiran
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: ) sounds like ferment....when you ferment something you apply warmth to it(by keeping it in a cloth or closed vessel)
added by nileshdive
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: ) foment rhymes with torment... when you torment someone, you stir anger up anger in the person.
added by Maijid
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: ) foment sounds like ferment
added by aroraraman309
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: ) extract the word "Foam" and think of the Foam used in fire extinguishers to put out a fire->Foment means to instigate,cause to burn,...
added by melancholica
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: ) stop stirring up eggs for a moment(foment) and add flour
added by ayca
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: ) sounds like tournments where players usually stir up and get instigated
added by mm0303
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: ) STIRRING UP a soapy hot water bucket PROMOTES/INCITE the growth of FOAM.
added by lebshah
Edit Mnemonic
(Tag: Laurel and Hardy Comedy )
added by melancholica
Edit Mnemonic


