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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Foment
n.
Excitation; instigation; encouragement.
n.
One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a fomenter of sedition.
v. t.
To foment anew.
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 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.
pl.
of Fomes
n.
The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumors.
v. t.
To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief.
n.
A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric.
v. t.
To foment with a stupe.
n.
Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.
v. t.
To cherish with heat; to foster.
imp. & p. p.
of Foment
n.
The lotion applied to a diseased part.
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