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fomentation
Overview of noun fomentation
The noun fomentation has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fomentation -- (application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation)
2. fomentation, instigation -- (deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord))
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fomentation
2 senses of fomentation
Sense 1
fomentation
=> treatment
=> care, attention, aid, tending
=> work
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
fomentation, instigation
=> trigger, induction, initiation
=> causing, causation
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun fomentation
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fomentation
2 senses of fomentation
Sense 1
fomentation
=> treatment
Sense 2
fomentation, instigation
=> trigger, induction, initiation
Antonyms of noun fomentation
Member Holonyms of noun fomentation
Substance Holonyms of noun fomentation
Part Holonyms of noun fomentation
Member Meronyms of noun fomentation
Substance Meronyms of noun fomentation
Part Meronyms of noun fomentation
Meronyms of noun fomentation
Holonyms of noun fomentation
Attributes of noun fomentation
Derived Forms of noun fomentation
2 senses of fomentation
Sense 1
fomentation
RELATED TO>(verb) foment#2
=> foment
Sense 2
fomentation, instigation
RELATED TO>(verb) foment#1
=> agitate, foment, stir up
Domain of noun fomentation
Domain Terms of noun fomentation
Familiarity of noun fomentation
fomentation used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun fomentation
2 senses of fomentation
Sense 1
fomentation
> treatment
=> medical care, medical aid
=> massage
=> modality
=> detoxification
=> chiropractic
=> fomentation
=> naturopathy
=> naprapathy
=> orthodontic treatment
=> orthoptics
=> osteopathy
=> osteoclasis
=> acupuncture, stylostixis
=> acupressure, G-Jo, shiatsu
=> autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenics
=> hydropathy, hydrotherapy
=> rest-cure
Sense 2
fomentation, instigation
> trigger, induction, initiation
=> fomentation, instigation
Meronyms of noun fomentation
2 senses of fomentation
Sense 1
fomentation
=> treatment
HAS PART: remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
Holonyms of noun fomentation
Grep of noun fomentation
fomentation
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