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fomentar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin fōmentāre.

Verb

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fomentar (first-person singular present fomento, first-person singular preterite fomentí, past participle fomentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to apply a poultice
  2. (transitive) to promote, foster, foment

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Ido

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Etymology

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From Late Latin fōmentō.

Verb

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fomentar (present tense fomentas, past tense fomentis, future tense fomentos, imperative fomentez, conditional fomentus)

  1. to foment

Conjugation

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Conjugation of fomentar
present past future
infinitive fomentar fomentir fomentor
tense fomentas fomentis fomentos
conditional fomentus
imperative fomentez
adjective active participle fomentanta fomentinta fomentonta
adverbial active participle fomentante fomentinte fomentonte
nominal
active participle
singular fomentanto fomentinto fomentonto
plural fomentanti fomentinti fomentonti
adjective passive participle fomentata fomentita fomentota
adverbial passive participle fomentate fomentite fomentote
nominal
passive participle
singular fomentato fomentito fomentoto
plural fomentati fomentiti fomentoti

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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fo·mentar

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive deuterotonic of fo·muinethar

Mutation

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Mutation of fomentar
radical lenition nasalization
fo·mentar
also fo·mmentar
fo·mentar
pronounced with /-β̃(ʲ)-/
unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Late Latin fōmentāre.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fo‧men‧tar

Verb

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fomentar (first-person singular present fomento, first-person singular preterite fomentei, past participle fomentado)

  1. to foment (to incite or cause)
  2. to stimulate or promote

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (lotion), from fovēre (heat, cherish).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fomenˈtaɾ/ [fo.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: fo‧men‧tar

Verb

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fomentar (first-person singular present fomento, first-person singular preterite fomenté, past participle fomentado)

  1. to foster, encourage, promote, advance
    • 2015 December 25, “Oportuno abrazo entre investigadores y productores › Cuba › Granma - Órgano oficial del PCC”, in Granma[1]:
      A través de la agroecología y demás técnicas implementadas a sugerencia de los especialistas, hoy Genaro logra mejores rendimientos cafetaleros en su finca, y fomenta la lombricultura y otras variantes, las cuales disemina entre los labriegos de la zona, quienes reconocen en él al líder natural que abrazó la ciencia para salir adelante.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to feed, nourish
  3. to provide
  4. to apply a poultice
  5. to foment (excite)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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