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List of meaning for ferment

to produce excitement or unrest

agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest(noun)

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

"the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"

ferment(noun)

a substance capable of bringing about fermentation

zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment(verb)

a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

ferment(verb)

be in an agitated or excited state

"The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"

ferment(verb)

work up into agitation or excitement

"Islam is fermenting Africa"

ferment, work(verb)

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"

sour, turn, ferment, work(verb)

go sour or spoil

"The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

a disturbed or uneasy state

the city was in ferment as its residents nervously awaited the outcome of the referendum vote

to bring (something volatile or intense) into being

the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s

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