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foment

fo·ment

UK/fəʊˈmɛnt/ US/foʊˈmɛnt/ uncommon

verb

1.
2.

bathe with warm water or medicated lotions

  • “His legs should be fomented”

Origin

From Middle English fomenten, a borrowing from Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (“lotion”), from fovēre (“heat, cherish”).

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