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foment

Engender vs Foment - What's the difference?

engender | foment |


As verbs the difference between engender and foment

is that engender is (obsolete|transitive) to beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman) or engender can be (critical theory) to endow with gender; to create gender or enhance the importance of gender while foment is to incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

Foment vs Aid - What's the difference?

foment | aid | Related terms |

Foment is a related term of aid.


As a verb foment

is to incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

As a proper noun aid is

.

Foment vs Assist - What's the difference?

foment | assist | Related terms |

Foment is a related term of assist.


As verbs the difference between foment and assist

is that foment is to incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate while assist is (label) to stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).

As a noun assist is

a helpful action or an act of giving.

Fotment vs Foment - What's the difference?

fotment | foment |


As a verb foment is

to incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

Set vs Foment - What's the difference?

set | foment | Related terms |

Set is a related term of foment.


As a numeral set

is seven.

As a verb foment is

to incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

Agitate vs Foment - What's the difference?

agitate | foment |


As verbs the difference between agitate and foment

is that agitate is to move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel while foment is to incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

Foment vs Aggravate - What's the difference?

foment | aggravate |


As verbs the difference between foment and aggravate

is that foment is to incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate while aggravate is to make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.

Foment vs Incendiary - What's the difference?

foment | incendiary |


As a verb foment

is to incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

As an adjective incendiary is

capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.

As a noun incendiary is

something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.

Provoke vs Foment - What's the difference?

provoke | foment |


As verbs the difference between provoke and foment

is that provoke is to cause someone to become annoyed or angry while foment is to incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

Foment vs Stoke - What's the difference?

foment | stoke |


As a verb foment

is to incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

As a proper noun stoke is

stoke-on-trent, a city in staffordshire, england.

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