Foment
Foment verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.
Ginger up and foment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ginger up" instead a verb "Foment".
Nearby Words: fomentation, fomenting
Ginger up
Ginger up verb - To give life, vigor, or spirit to.
Usage example: find some human-interest anecdotes that will ginger up this news article on the recent downturn in the economy
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Ginger up and Foment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foment/ginger_up
Foment & Ginger up. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/foment/ginger_up>.
Ginger up or Foment. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/foment/ginger_up.
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