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- ferment⇄ferment, verb, noun.
- ferment⇄noun 1. a substance that causes others to ferment. Ferments are of two kinds: organized ferments and unorganized ferments. yeast is a ferment. Enzymes are ferments.
2. the act or process of fermenting; fermentation.
3. (Figurative.) excitem - ferment⇄v.i. 1. to undergo a gradual chemical change in which substances, especially bacteria or yeast, change sugar into alcohol and produce carbon dioxide. Vinegar is formed when cider ferments.
2. to be excited; seethe with agitation or unrest.
E - ferment⇄v.t. 1. to cause to ferment. Enzymes help ferment animal and vegetable matter.
Ex. Yeasts often ferment food, or make it alcoholic (John T. R. Nickerson).
2. to act on as a ferment.
3. (Figurative.) to cause unrest in; excite; agitate