Activate
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”
Activate and foment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Activate" instead a verb "Foment".
Nearby Words: fomentation, fomenting
Mutual synonyms
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Foment and Activate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/activate/foment
Activate & Foment. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/activate/foment>.
Foment or Activate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/activate/foment.
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