early 15c., "apply hot liquids," from Old French fomenter "apply hot compress (to a wound)" (13c.), from Late Latin fomentare, from Latin fomentum "warm application, poultice," contraction of *fovimentum, from fovere "to warm; cherish, encourage" (see fever). Extended sense of "stimulate, instigate" (1620s), on the notion of "encourage the growth of," as if by heat, probably was taken from French. Related: Fomented; fomenting.
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1. The rebels know the truth and seek to foment revolution.
那些叛乱者知道真相,并且想办法来挑起革命.
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2. That's an attempt to foment discord.
这是挑拨.
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3. The still - simmering possibility of previously unthinkable defaults by west European states continues to foment uncertainty.
西欧国家的违约在以前是不可想象的,现如今,这种随时可能爆发的可能性则持续滋生着不确定性.
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4. An Arab uprising against us, which the Germans were definitely trying foment, would have been disastrous.
德国显然试行策划阿拉伯对我之暴动, 以造成极大的危机.
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5. They will foment trouble in all three Baltic republics, where there are large Russian - speaking minorities.