English-Finnish translations for foment

• lietsoa
  Syyrialla on myös tapana lietsoa levottomuutta Libanonissa, jota Syyria ei vieläkään oikein katso suvereeniksi valtioksi, vaan uskoo sen kuuluvan vaikutusvaltaansa. Syria also has a habit of fomenting unrest in Lebanon, which Syria still regards as barely sovereign and within its sphere of influence.
  Kashgarin kaltaisen vanhan kaupungin tuhoaminen vain vahvistaisi niiden määrätietoisuutta, jotka haluavat lietsoa väkivaltaa valtiota vastaan. The destruction of an ancient city like Kashgar would simply strengthen the resolve of all of those who would wish to foment violence against the state.
  Kansainvälisen tilanteen arvioinnista ei pitäisi jättää pois tai aliarvioida ulkoisia syitä, joiden tarkoituksena on lietsoa ja pahentaa ongelmien syynä usein olevia ristiriitoja. An analysis of the international situation must not leave out or underestimate the external causes fomenting and exacerbating the contradictions which are so often at the root of the problems.

Definition of foment

• To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate
• To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge
• Fomentation

Examples

• He was arrested for fomenting a riot; after all, its bad enough being in a riot but starting one is much worse.
• Foreign governments have tried to foment unrest.

Related words

• fomentation
• infomercial
• infomediary
• infomediation
• Fomenko