Java may or may not be the tool that foments that revolution, but at least the possibility has made me feel like I’m doing something meaningful by attempting to teach the language.
verb /foˈmɛnt/
foment revolution/trouble/discord etc formal to cause trouble and make people start fighting each other or opposing the government SYN stir up [stir up = to cause (someone) to feel a strong emotion and a desire to do something]
to cause or try to cause the growth or development of (something bad or harmful). SYN incite [incite = /ɪn'saɪt/ verb, to deliberately encourage people to fight, argue etc → encourage]
to create trouble or violence or make it worse. SYN incite.
to cause trouble to develop.
to encourage people to have angry feelings or to protest or fight.
If someone or something foments trouble or violent opposition, they cause it to develop. Syn:incite
They were accused of fomenting rebellion.
foment rebellion/war/revolution.
He was accused of fomenting violence.
They accused him of fomenting political unrest. [unrest = /ʌn'rɛst/ noun, a political situation in which people protest or behave violently]
The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension. [on the ground = among the general public. in the place being discussed, especially a place where there is a war or another serious situation]
He was blamed for fomenting war in the Balkans /'bɔ:lkənz/.
They accused strike leaders of fomenting violence.
fomentation noun
fomenter noun
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