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Definition of 'ferment'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) ferment
any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.

2.  ferment
an enzyme that catalyzes the anaerobic breakdown of molecules that yield energy.

3.  ferment
agitation or excitement; commotion:
artistic ferment; political ferment.

4. (v.t.) ferment
to act upon as a ferment.

5.  ferment
to cause to undergo fermentation.

6.  ferment
to inflame or excite; foment.

7. (v.i.) ferment
to be fermented; undergo fermentation.

8.  ferment
to seethe with agitation or excitement.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L fermentum yeast, fermentāre to cause to rise; akin to barm , L fervēre to boil)

Definition of 'ferment'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
"the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"

2. (noun) ferment
a substance capable of bringing about fermentation

3. (verb) zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

4. (verb) ferment
be in an agitated or excited state
"The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"

5. (verb) ferment
work up into agitation or excitement
"Islam is fermenting Africa"

6. (verb) ferment, work
cause to undergo fermentation
"We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"

7. (verb) sour, turn, ferment, work
go sour or spoil
"The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

Definition of 'ferment'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) ferment
that which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer

2. (noun) ferment
intestine motion; heat; tumult; agitation

3. (noun) ferment
a gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation

4. (noun) ferment
to cause ferment of fermentation in; to set in motion; to excite internal emotion in; to heat

5. (verb) ferment
to undergo fermentation; to be in motion, or to be excited into sensible internal motion, as the constituent oarticles of an animal or vegetable fluid; to work; to effervesce

6. (verb) ferment
to be agitated or excited by violent emotions

Translation of 'ferment'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (make something) go through a particular chemical change (as when yeast is added to dough in the making of bread) Grape juice must be fermented before it becomes wine.
Afrikaans: gis, fermenteer	Arabic: يَخْتَمِر	Bulgarian: ферментирам
Brazilian: fermentar	Czech: kvasit	German: gären
Danish: gære; fermentere	Greek: υφίσταμαι, προκαλώ ζύμωση	Spanish: fermentar
Estonian: kääritama, käärima	Farsi: تخمیر کردن	Finnish: käydä
French: (faire) fermenter	Hebrew: לִתסוֹס	Hindi: खमीर उठाना
Croatian: prouzrociti vrenje, vreti	Hungarian: (meg)erjeszt	Indonesian: meragikan
Icelandic: gerja(st)	Italian: fermentare	Japanese: 発酵する
Korean: 발효시키다	Lithuanian: rūgti, fermentuoti, raugi	Latvian: rūgt; raudzēt
Malay: meragikan	Dutch: (doen) gisten	Norwegian: gjære, fermentere
Polish: fermentować	Persian: تخمیر کردن	Pashto: خمیر بدل
Portuguese: fermentar	Romanian: a fermenta	Russian: бродить
Slovak: kvasiť	Slovenian: vreti	Serbian: fermentisati
Swedish: jäsa, fermentera	Thai: หมัก	Turkish: mayala(n)mak
Taiwanese: 使發酵	Ukrainian: бродити, грати	Urdu: خمیر اٹھا کر بنانا
Vietnamese: làm lên men	Chinese: 使发酵
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