† ˈfomentate, v. Obs. rare.
[f. L. fōmentāt- ppl. stem of fōmentāre to foment.]
= foment v. 1.
| 1569 R. Androse tr. Alexis' Secr. iv. i. 23 Therwith washe the eyes, or else fomentate them with the water. Ibid. iv. i. 31 You must fomentate them with a peece of a milstone burned and quenched in vineger. 1613 Sherley Trav. Persia 85 The one a kingdome fomentated as a bar between you and the Portugals. |