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ferment

UK /ˈfɜː.mɛnt/US /ˈfɚ.mɛnt/

noun 4
/fɚˈmɛnt/ verb 2
forms 4

noun4

•
A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation.
- A Rage of Pleasure madden'd every Breast, / Down to the lowest Lees the Ferment ran: [...] — 1748
•
A state of agitation or of turbulent change.
- 14 November, 1770, Junius, letter to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield The nation is in a ferment.
Something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation.
A catalyst.

ferment

UK /fəˈmɛnt/US /fɚˈmɛnt/

verb2

To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.
•
To stir up, agitate, cause unrest or excitement in.
- Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood. — 1713

forms

fermented · fermenting · fermenteth · ferments

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