fomentation
pronunciation
How to pronounce fomentation in British English:
UK [ˌfəʊmen'teɪʃən]
How to pronounce fomentation in American English:
US [ˌfoʊmen'teɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation
- deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
Word Origin
- fomentation (n.)
- c. 1400, from Late Latin fomentationem (nominative fomentatio), noun of action from past participle stem of fomentare "to foment," from Latin fomentum (see foment).