foment

动词 foment:

1. try to stir up public opinion
   同义词：agitate, stir up
2. bathe with warm water or medicated lotions

1. His word finally foment her hostility.
   他的言词终于引发了她的敌意。

fo.ment

v.tr.（及物动词）
fo.ment.ed,fo.ment.ing,fo.ments
To promote the growth of; incite.See Synonyms at incite
激起：促进…的发展；激励参见 incite
To treat (the skin, for example) by fomentation.
热敷：用热敷处理（例如皮肤）

来源：
Middle English fomenten [to apply warm liquids to the skin]
中古英语 fomenten [给皮肤提供温暖的液体]
from Old French fomenter
源自 古法语 fomenter
from Late Latin fôment3re
源自 后期拉丁语 fôment3re
from Latin fômentum
源自 拉丁语 fômentum
from *fovementum
源自 *fovementum
from fovôre [to warm]
源自 fovôre [供暖]

【引伸】
foment.er
n.（名词）