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Definition of Foments
1. foment [v] - See also: foment
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foments
Literary usage of Foments
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"... rebellion— Philip foments the civil war in France—League's threats and plots
against Henry—Mucio arrives in Paris—He is received with enthusiasm—The ..."
2. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1845)
"XXXVIII. Assists in persecution of Lutherans and Koman Catholics. foments dispute
between ... foments ..."
3. Common-place Book by Robert Southey, John Wood Warter (1850)
"... "already had digested a full change and alteration of government." 137-8.
Richelieu foments the war. 139. Remarks on this unchristian and unwise policy. ..."
4. The Political Text-book, Or Encyclopedia: Containing Everything Necessary by Michael W. Cluskey (1857)
"The old Gallican leaven, driven out of the [ blending obnoxious political sentiments
with Old World, foments in the New, and the ex- ; religious opinions, ..."
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