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fomentar

to promote

verb foh-mehn-TAHR Less Common
People & Society Government

Origin: From Latin fomentare (to warm, to foster).

Also means

to encourage

Usage Note

Fomentar means to actively encourage or stimulate something, typically something positive: fomentar la lectura (to promote reading), fomentar el empleo (to encourage employment). It implies a sustained effort and is common in official and policy language. The noun is fomento.

Examples

"El gobierno quiere fomentar el turismo rural."

Natural Translation

The government wants to promote rural tourism.

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