Affect and Foment

Affect

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

Foment and affect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foment" instead a verb "Affect".

Foment

Foment verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.

Affect and foment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Foment".

Nearby Words: fomentation, fomenting

Common collocations

change affect change foment change
battle affect battle foment battle
Cite this Source
Foment and Affect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/foment
Affect & Foment. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/foment>.
Foment or Affect. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/foment.
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