foment

🇬🇧 UK/fәu'ment/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To stir up or encourage trouble, unrest, or rebellion; to instigate

煽动,挑起(动乱、叛乱等)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
fomentother
=foment

Common Collocations

  • 1.foment unrest煽动骚乱
  • 2.foment trouble挑起麻烦
  • 3.foment discord煽动不和

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Political extremists foment discord by spreading inflammatory rhetoric across social media platforms.

  • 2.

    The journalist's investigation revealed how foreign powers fomented rebellion in the unstable region.

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