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foment
verb
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.).
More about foment
English foment ultimately comes from the Latin noun 蹿艒尘别苍迟耻尘 鈥渁 soothing dressing or compress (hot or cold), a remedy, alleviation.鈥� 贵艒尘别苍迟耻尘 is a contraction of an earlier, unrecorded fovimentum or fovementum, a derivative of the verb 蹿辞惫脓谤别 鈥渢o keep warm, protect from the cold, refresh, ease.鈥� The Latin neuter suffix –mentum is used to form concrete nouns from verbs, such as 补谤尘腻尘别苍迟耻尘 鈥渟ailing gear, tackle,鈥� from 补谤尘腻谤别 鈥渢o fit out with equipment or weapons.鈥� Foment entered English in the 15th century.
how is foment used?
Russian attempts to influence American voters鈥攊ncluding ad purchases on social media intended to foment racial division鈥攃oexisted with and benefitted from domestic attempts to discourage people from casting a vote.
The coordinated attacks, which took place in three Sri Lankan cities and killed more than 300 people, were designed to foment religious strife in a country that has been slowly recovering from a quarter-century-long civil war.
equity
noun
the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality.
More about equity
Equity comes via Old French 别辩耻颈迟茅 from Latin 补别辩耻颈迟腻迟-, stem of 补别辩耻颈迟腻蝉 鈥渆venness, uniformity, justice, fairness, impartiality.鈥� 础别辩耻颈迟腻蝉 is a noun derivative of the adjective aequus 鈥渆ven, level, flat, just, impartial, reasonable,鈥� of unknown origin. Aequus is the ultimate source of many other familiar English words, including聽equal, equality, equable, equitable, equation, and equator, as well as the combining form equi-, as in equipoise. Latin also used aequus in compounds, ultimately yielding such English words as equanimity, literally 鈥渆ven mind,鈥� equilateral 鈥渉aving equal sides,鈥� equilibrium 鈥渆qual weight,鈥� equinox 鈥渆qual (day and) night,鈥� and聽equivalent 鈥渉aving equal power.鈥� Equity entered English by the early 14th century.
how is equity used?
In general, the female candidates who won foregrounded fundamental issues of equity and access for all Americans, especially regarding health care and education.
But it [universal basic income] should work in tandem with targeted aid motivated by equity over blind equality.
otiose
adjective
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
More about otiose
The many meanings of the English adjective otiose are pretty much the same as the Latin original, 艒迟颈艒蝉耻蝉. 艑迟颈艒蝉耻蝉 means 鈥渘ot busy with business or politics, leisurely, avoiding work or action, ineffectual, useless, peaceable, tranquil, vacant (land or public office).鈥� 艑迟颈艒蝉耻蝉 is a derivative of the noun 艒迟颈耻尘 鈥渟pare time, leisure time, time off (from work or the army), inactivity, idleness, holiday, vacation, ease, rest, peace and tranquility.鈥� Otiose entered English in the late 18th century.
how is otiose used?
He was habitually otiose. Lounging in his relax-a-chair was his favorite occupation.
There is nothing more idle than ten-best or ten-worst lists, and it would be utterly rash and otiose to pick the most overrated playwrights of the American thirties; the real trick would be to find a single underrated one.