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fomentation vs intervention

intervention vs fomentation

fomentation and intervention both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fomentation Yes No No No
intervention Yes No No No
As nouns, intervention is a hypernym of fomentation; that is, intervention is a word with a broader meaning than fomentation:
  • fomentation: application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation
  • intervention: care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
Other hypernyms of fomentation include treatment.
fomentation (noun) intervention (noun)
deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
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