Foment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

try to stir up public opinion

bathe with warm water or medicated lotions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈoʊmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈəʊmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈəʊmənt/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈoʊmənt/.

Examples

His legs should be fomented

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stir up agitate

Parts of Speech

verb	try to stir up public opinion
verb	bathe with warm water or medicated lotions “His legs should be fomented”

Word Forms

agitator	noun	one who agitates; a political troublemaker
fomentation	noun	deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
fomenter	noun	one who agitates; a political troublemaker

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schüren

Versuchen Sie, die öffentliche Meinung aufzurütteln

🇫🇷French

fomenter

essayer d'agiter l'opinion publique

🇪🇸Spanish

fomentar

intentar agitar la opinión pública

🇮🇹Italian

fomentare

cercare di fomentare l'opinione pubblica

🇳🇱Dutch

aanwakkeren

proberen de publieke opinie aan te wakkeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

fomentar

tentar agitar a opinião pública

🇷🇺Russian

разжигать

попытаться расшевелить общественное мнение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भड़काना

जनमत को जागृत करने का प्रयास करें

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোঁটা

জনমত জাগিয়ে তোলার চেষ্টা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

பொதுக் கருத்தைக் கிளற முயற்சிக்க வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

రెచ్చగొట్టు

ప్రజాభిప్రాయాన్ని రెచ్చగొట్టేందుకు ప్రయత్నిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

फोडणे

जनमत जागृत करण्याचा प्रयत्न करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજના

જાહેર અભિપ્રાય જગાડવાનો પ્રયાસ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ತೇಜನ

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವನ್ನು ಮೂಡಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഊറ്റിയെടുക്കുക

പൊതുജനാഭിപ്രായം ഇളക്കിവിടാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੋਮ

ਜਨਤਕ ਰਾਏ ਨੂੰ ਜਗਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھونکنا

رائے عامہ کو ابھارنے کی کوشش کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

罨

试图煽动舆论

🇯🇵Japanese

煽る

世論をかき立てようとする

🇰🇷Korean

선동하다

여론을 선동하려고 노력하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kích động

cố gắng khuấy động dư luận

🇹🇭Thai

กระตุ้น

พยายามปลุกปั่นความคิดเห็นของประชาชน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menimbulkan

mencoba membangkitkan opini publik

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-udyok

subukang pukawin ang opinyon ng publiko

🇲🇾Malay

membangkitkan semangat

cuba kacau pendapat umum

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اثارة

محاولة إثارة الرأي العام

🇮🇷Persian

برانگیختن

سعی کنید افکار عمومی را تحریک کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kışkırtmak

kamuoyunu karıştırmaya çalışın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְלַבּוֹת

לנסות לעורר את דעת הקהל

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