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   ferment

   verb

   • 1. (of a substance) undergo fermentation: "the drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol" Similar undergo fermentationbreweffervescefizzfoamfrothbubbleseetheboilrise
   • ▪ cause the fermentation of (a substance). Similar brewsubject to fermentationcause to fermentcause to effervesce
   • 2. incite or stir up (trouble or disorder): "the politicians and warlords who are fermenting this chaos" Similar causebring onbring aboutgive rise tolead toresult ingenerateengenderspawninstigatepromptprovokeinciteexcitearousestir upwhip upfomentkindletrigger offspark offtouch offliterary:begetenkindlerare:effectuate

   noun

   • 1. agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence: "a period of political and religious ferment"
   • 2. a fermenting agent or enzyme. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ferment (noun), fermenter (verb), based on Latin fermentum ‘yeast’, from fervere ‘to boil’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fermentable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFERMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FERMENT definition: 1. If food or drink ferments or if you ferment it, it goes through a chemical change because of the…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFERMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FERMENT meaning: 1. If food or drink ferments or if you ferment it, it goes through a chemical change because of the…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFERMENTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FERMENTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of ferment 2. If food or drink ferments or if you ferment it, it…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFERMENTATION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   (Definition of fermentation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFERMENTATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FERMENTATION definition: 1. a process of chemical change in food or drink because of the action of yeast or bacteria, which…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryFERMENT | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義 - Cambridge Dictionary

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFERMENT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   FERMENT meaning: 1. If food or drink ferments, or if you ferment it, the sugar in it changes into alcohol because of…. Learn more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFERMENTING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FERMENTING definition: 1. present participle of ferment 2. If food or drink ferments or if you ferment it, it goes through…. Learn more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFERMENTED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    verb [ I or T ] uk / fəˈment / us / fɚˈment /. If food or drink ferments or if you ferment it, it goes through a chemical change because of the action of yeast or bacteria, which may cause it to produce bubbles or heat, or turn sugars in it into alcohol.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditionalFERMENT in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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    FERMENT translate: （使）發酵, 紛擾;騷動;動亂. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.