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Meaning of ferment
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ferment
n 1: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development;
"the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social
unrest" [syn: {agitation}, {ferment}, {fermentation},
{tempestuousness}, {unrest}]
2: a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
3: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to
break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic
breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn: {zymosis}, {zymolysis},
{fermentation}, {fermenting}, {ferment}]
v 1: be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is
fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"
2: work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting
Africa"
3: 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" [syn: {ferment}, {work}]
4: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked";
"The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: {sour},
{turn}, {ferment}, {work}]
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