tr.v. fo·ment·ed, fo·ment·ing, fo·ments 1. To arouse or incite (trouble, for example). 2. To treat (the skin, for example) by fomentation. [Middle English fomenten, to apply warm liquids to the skin, from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum, poultice, from fovēre, to warm; see dhegwh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] fo·menter n. |
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