English Dictionary

foment

IPA（発音記号）

/fəʊˈmɛnt/

動詞

To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate. / (medicine) To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

日本語の意味

扇動する、そそのかす、煽る。例えば、問題行動や暴動などを引き起こすように促す行為。 / （医学的に）湿布をする、包帯や布を用いて患部に温熱や湿潤を与える処置。

The activist's speech seemed designed to foment unrest among the crowd.

その活動家の演説は群衆の間に不穏を扇動することを目的としたように見えた。

意味（1）

To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

He was arrested for fomenting a riot; after all, it's bad enough being in a riot but starting one is much worse.

意味（2）

(medicine) To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

The maid had entered with us, and began once more to foment the bruise upon her mistress's brow.

foments （ present singular third-person ）

fomenting （ participle present ）

fomented （ participle past ）

fomented （ past ）