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Definitions of 'ferment'
1.
Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty.
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If a food, drink, or other natural substance ferments, or if it is fermented, a chemical change takes place in it so that alcohol is produced. This process forms part of the production of alcoholic drinks such as wine and beer.
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Pronunciations of 'ferment'
American English: fɜrmɛnt (noun), fərmɛnt (verb)British English: fɜːʳment (noun), fəʳment (verb)
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Conjugations of 'ferment'
present simple: I ferment, you ferment [...]
past simple: I fermented, you fermented [...]
past participle: fermented
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Synonyms of 'ferment'
• commotion, turmoil, unrest [...]
• yeast, mother, bacteria [...]
• brew, froth, concoct [...]
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Collocations with the word 'ferment'
ferment fruit fermented food fermented sugar More
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They are crushed and fermented into a dry cider then double distilled, aged in oak barrels for upwards of two years before being blended and bottled. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Times, Sunday Times (2013) The Sun (2016)
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Translations of 'ferment'
English-French
● intransitive verb: [liquid, substance] fermenter [...]
● transitive verb: [substance] faire fermenter [...]
● noun: agitation, effervescence [...]
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● noun: (=leaven) fermento; (=process) fermentación; (figurative) (=excitement) agitación, conmoción [...]
● transitive verb: (literal) hacer fermentar; (figurative) fomentar [...]
● intransitive verb: (literal) fermentar [...]
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English-German
● noun: (= fermentation) Gärung f; (= substance) Ferment nt, Gärstoff m; (fig) Unruhe f, Erregung f [...]
● intransitive verb: (lit, fig) gären; (plan also) (aus)reifen [...]
● transitive verb: (lit) fermentieren, zur Gärung bringen; (fig) anwachsen lassen [...]
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English-Italian
● noun: (excitement) eccitazione, agitazione, fermento [...]
● transitive verb: far fermentare, (figurative) fomentare [...]
● intransitive verb: fermentare [...]
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English-Chinese
● intransitive verb: (beer, dough, fruit) 发酵 [...]
● transitive verb: (beer, dough, fruit) 使发酵 [...]
● noun: [uncount] (unrest) 骚动 [...]
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English-Portuguese
● intransitive verb: fermentar [...]
● noun: (figurative) agitação [...]
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English-Hindi
● uncountable noun: विक्षुब्धता [...]
● transitive or intransitive verb: खाने-पीने की वस्तु में ख़मीर उठना/खमीर उठना [...]
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English-Japanese
● uncountable noun: 騒ぎ [...]
● transitive verb: / 発酵させる, 発酵する [...]
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English-Korean
● uncountable noun: 대소동, 동요 [...]
● transitive verb: / 발효하다, 발효되다 [...]
See entry Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty. Thai: ความปั่นป่วน'ferment' in other languages
