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to foment

to foment

9.9
To put a warm cloth or warm water on a sore part to reduce pain
  • verb
  • /foʊˈmɛnt/
  • Archaic
: aplicar compresas calientes
  • To relieve her pain, the doctor advised her to foment her sore muscles with warm water and a soothing cream.

Examples

  • After the fall, she was instructed to foment her injured ankle to reduce swelling and promote healing.

  • "To ease him of his pain, I wished him to foment his ear often with woman's milk and oil of roses warm, and drop it into his ear."

    Academic text (1994)

  • He decided to foment his aching joints in warm herbal oil for a few minutes every night.

Synonyms

to poultice
vsto foment
  • Specialized
1 9.2

To cover a sore with a warm soft mass to reduce pain and swelling

bathes an area with warm water or medicated lotion to reduce inflammation

Antonyms

to ignore
∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

to neglect
189 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Surface Forms

foment infinitive
fomented past
fomented past participle
fomenting present participle
foments third person singular

Etymology

Foment comes from the old word fomentum meaning 'warm dressing' and fovere meaning 'to warm', because people used warm cloths to help a wound or pain. That is why the rare medical use of foment means to bathe a part of the body with warm water or a warm cloth.