单词 | fomentary |
释义 | fomentaryadj.n. rare. A. adj. That foments; (in early use) †that produces heat (obsolete); (now) that incites trouble, discord, etc.In quot. 1618: that produces a flame. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [adjective] warmingc1450 calefactive1576 heating1591 excalfactory1601 excalfactive1611 fomentary1618 inflaming1709 calefactory1713 society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > sedition > [adjective] seditious1455 factious1533 factiosea1573 tribunitious1600 incendiary1614 tumultuousa1617 tribunitian1637 seditionary1898 fomentary2013 1618 J. Vicars Prospectiue Glasse sig. B6v Againe, the Artificiall Lights men make, As Torches, Tapers, Lamps, and Candles,..Are soone burnt-out, extinct, and therefore need Some fomentarie adiunct, them to feed. 1831 J. Baker Nat. Physician's Bk. Remedies 41 The first complaint..is the fomentary fever. The cause of this complaint is generally a foul stomach,..[which] creates a heat in the stomach, and this heat spreads all over the person. 2013 @LittleZaide 9 July in twitter.com (accessed 21 Oct. 2019) A few sensible points..buried in a mountain of fomentary and divisive bullshit. Something which foments or incites trouble, discord, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > that which incites or instigates prickleOE pritchOE alighting1340 brodc1375 bellowsc1386 pricka1387 motivec1390 prompting1402 preparativec1450 stirmentc1460 incentive?a1475 fomenta1500 farda1522 instigation1526 pointing1533 swinge1548 spur1551 whetstone1551 goad1567 promptitude1578 alarm1587 inducement1593 solicitor1594 incitement1596 inflammation1597 instance1597 excitement1604 moving spirit1604 heart-blood1606 inflamer1609 rouser1611 stimulator1614 motioner1616 incensivea1618 incitative1620 incitation1622 whettera1625 impulsivea1628 excitation1628 incendiary1628 dispositive1629 fomentationa1631 switch1630 stirrer1632 irritament1634 provocative1638 impetus1641 driving force1642 driving power1642 engagement1642 firer1653 propellant1654 fomentary1657 impulse1660 urgency1664 impeller1686 fillip1699 shove1724 incitive1736 stimulative1747 bonus1787 stimulus1791 impellent1793 stimulant1794 propulsion1800 instigant1833 propulsive1834 motive power1836 evoker1845 motivity1857 afflatus1865 flip1881 urge1882 agent provocateur1888 will to power1896 a shot in the arm1922 motivator1929 driver1971 co-driver1993 1657 M. Hawke Killing is Murder & No Murder Pref. sig. A2 The disparagement of Princes are the fomentaries..of Sedition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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