foment
verb (used with object)
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of.
foments
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present tense formof foment (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The text of the newly proposed Bill C-34 lists seven categories of "harmful content", which includes material bullying a child, or that foments hatred, or incites violence.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
There, sharing a theatre stage with a dozen other religious representatives, he urged all religions to live in harmony and shun ideological fundamentalism that foments violence.
From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2023
In practice, the movement spreads falsehoods and foments conspiracy theories about evolution.
From Scientific American ● May 12, 2023
But if you’re among those who believe that great art rarely foments in the cheerfully well-adjusted, then this one’s for you.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2017
And it is one or another of these classes that for reasons of its own, alone or in combination with another class, foments war and sets it going.
From The Healing of Nations and the Hidden Sources of Their Strife by Edward Carpenter
