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fomentar

  • [fomẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

Del latín fomentāre, derivado de fomentum (contracción de fovimentum), y este de fovere ("calentar, avivar")

verb haber fomentado · fomentando · habiendo fomentado · fomentado · fomento · fomentas

  1. Promover activamente el desarrollo de algo; impulsar, estimular, o incitar su crecimiento.
  2. Aplicar un emplasto, generalmente acompañado de calor.

In English

  • foment to incite or cause
  • further to encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote
  • stir up to cause (trouble, etc.)

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MLA

"fomentar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/fomentar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

fomentar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/fomentar

Chicago

"fomentar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/fomentar.

BibTeX
@misc{fomentar_2026,
  title = {fomentar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/fomentar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}