Foment and Tranquilize
Opposite meaning words
Foment
Foment verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.
Usage example: John Adams's wife, Abigail, told him that if women were not remembered by the new American government, they would “foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation”
Nearby Words: fomentation, fomenting
Tranquilize
Tranquilize verb - To free from distress or disturbance.
Usage example: at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle
Foment is an antonym for tranquilize.
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