foment

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for foment

foment 🔊 /fowˈmɛnt/

foment : පොළඹවනවා

foment : තවනවා

foment : අවුස්සනවා

foment definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid.
  2. To cherish with heat; to foster.
  3. 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.