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Noun ferment has 4 senses
- agitation, ferment, fermentation, unrest - a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest"
--1 is a kind of turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
- ferment - a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
--2 is a kind of substance, matter
- 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
--3 is a kind of chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
--3 has particulars: bottom fermentation; top fermentation; vinification
- fermentation, ferment - a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
--4 is a kind of chemical phenomenon
Verb ferment has 4 senses
- ferment - be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"
--1 is one way to seethe, boil
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- ferment - work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa"
--2 is one way to inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
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- 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"
--3 is one way to convert
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- 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"
--4 is one way to change state, turn
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