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Definition of Fomented
1. foment [v] - See also: foment
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fomented
Literary usage of Fomented
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"Every quarrel among the Germans was fomented by the intrigues of Rome ; and every
plan of union and public good was defeated by the stronger bias of private ..."
2. History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America by Henry Wilson (1877)
"fomented by Rebel emissaries. — Union successes and growing confidence. — General
Grant. — Cleveland convention. — President severely condemned. ..."
3. Life of Joseph Brant: (Thayendanegea) Including the Border Wars of the by William Leete Stone (1865)
"... family—Revolutionary symptoms m Tryon County, fomented by the proceedings in
New England—First meetingof Tryon County Whigs—Declaration of Rights—First ..."
4. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1906)
"These dissensions were zealously fomented by Oregon Heimburg. With a mind soured
by disappointment, and steeped in the ideas of the Council of Basle, ..."
5. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: To which is Added an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1826)
"... who were most disaffected to his majesty's interest, and who, from the misfortune
at Rathmines, had underhand fomented and cherished all the ill humours ..."
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