to foment revolution
1foment — fo|ment [fəuˈment US fou ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: fomentare, from Latin fovere to make warm ] foment revolution/trouble/discord etc formal to cause trouble and make people start fighting each other or opposing the government =… …
2foment — verb formal foment revolution/trouble/discord etc to cause trouble and make people start fighting each other or opposing the government: They were accused of fomenting rebellion. fomentation noun (U) …
3foment — ► VERB 1) instigate or stir up (revolution or strife). 2) archaic bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions. DERIVATIVES fomentation noun. ORIGIN Latin fomentare, from fomentum poultice, lotion …
4revolution — [n1] drastic action or change, often in politics anarchy, bloodshed, cabal, coup, coup d’état, crime, debacle, destruction, disorder, foment, golpe, guerrilla activity, innovation, insubordination, insurgency, metamorphosis, mutiny, outbreak,… …
5revolution — n. overthrow of a regime 1) to foment, stir up a revolution 2) to carry out, conduct, fight; organize a revolution 3) to crush, defeat, put down a revolution 4) a cultural; industrial; palace; political; sexual; social revolution complete orbital …
6revolution — noun 1 changing the political system ADJECTIVE ▪ successful ▪ bloody, violent ▪ Thousands of people were killed in the bloody revolution that toppled the government. ▪ bloodless, peaceful …
7revolution — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. uprising (see revolution); rotation; cycle. See circuit. II Radical change Nouns 1. revolution, radical or sweeping change, clean sweep, foquismo; coup, coup d état, uprising, counterrevolution,… …
8foment — verb Foment is used with these nouns as the object: ↑coup, ↑rebellion, ↑revolution, ↑strife, ↑unrest …
9foment — [fə(ʊ) mɛnt] verb 1》 instigate or stir up (revolution or strife). 2》 archaic bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions. Derivatives fomentation noun fomenter noun Origin ME: from Fr. fomenter, from late L. fomentare, from L.… …
10Russian Revolution (1917) — The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them. These revolutions had the effect of completely changing the nature of society within the Russian Empire and transforming the… …