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”
Inflame is a synonym for foment in cause topic. In some cases you can use "Inflame" instead a verb "Foment", when it comes to topics like provoke. popular alternative
Nearby Words: fomentation, fomenting
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| war | foment war | inflame war |
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