Foment and Salve

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Foment

Foment verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.
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Salve is an antonym for foment.
Nearby Words: fomentation, fomenting

Salve

Salve verb - To free from distress or disturbance.
Usage example: attempting to salve her conscience, she anonymously sent the store a sum of cash sufficient to cover the merchandise she had shoplifted
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Foment is an antonym for salve.
Nearby Words: salving, salved, salver
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