foment

🇺🇸 /fəʊˈment/ 🇬🇧 /fəˈment/
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verb
R

to encourage or promote something, especially something bad

Some believe that the media foment fear in society by focusing on negative stories.

translation

v. to encourage or promote something, especially something bad

Word Forms

3rd Present foments
Past fomented
Perfect fomented
Progressive fomenting