fomentation vs instigation what difference
what is difference between fomentation and instigation
English
Etymology
From Middle English fōmentāciǒun (“act of fomenting; lotion or poultice applied to a diseased part of the body”), from Late Latin fōmentātiō, fōmentātiōnem, from fōmentāre (from fōmentum (“lotion; compress, poultice; warm application; fomentation”), from foveō (“to warm, keep warm; to cherish, nurture; to bathe, foment”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; warm, hot”)) + -ātiō, -ātiōnem (“suffix forming a noun relating to some action or the result of an action”); analysable as foment + -ation.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəʊmənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfoʊmənˈteɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: fo‧men‧ta‧tion
Noun
fomentation (plural fomentations)
- The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain by relaxing the skin, or of discussing (dispersing) tumours.
- A lotion or poultice applied to a diseased or injured part of the body.
- Encouragement; excitation; instigation.
Synonyms
- foment (noun)
Related terms
- foment
- fomenter
- refoment
Translations
References
English
Etymology
From Middle English instigacioun, from Old French instigacïon and Latin instīgātio.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
instigation (countable and uncountable, plural instigations)
- The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
Related terms
- instigate
- instigator
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin instigatio.
Pronunciation
Noun
instigation f (plural instigations)
- instigation
Related terms
- instiguer
Further reading
- “instigation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
