Foment and Regulate

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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”
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Regulate is an antonym for foment.
Nearby Words: fomentation, fomenting

Regulate

Regulate verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
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Foment is an antonym for regulate.
Nearby Words: regulation, regularity, regulating, regulator, regulatory
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