ALL meanings of ferment
fer·ment
F f - noun ferment (of a substance) undergo fermentation. 1
- intransitive verb ferment convert sugar to alcohol 1
- transitive verb ferment cause to ferment 1
- intransitive verb ferment situation: become agitated 1
- abbreviation FERMENT fermentation 1
- noun ferment unrest 1
- noun ferment agent 1
- noun ferment Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation. 1
- noun ferment Also called unorganized ferment. an enzyme. 1
- abbreviation FERMENT fermentation. 1
- noun ferment agitation; unrest; excitement; commotion; tumult: The new painters worked in a creative ferment. The capital lived in a political ferment. 1
- verb with object ferment to act upon as a ferment. 1
- verb with object ferment to cause to undergo fermentation. 1
- verb with object ferment to inflame; foment: to ferment prejudiced crowds to riot. 1
- verb with object ferment to cause agitation or excitement in: Reading fermented his active imagination. 1
- verb without object ferment to be fermented; undergo fermentation. 1
- verb without object ferment to seethe with agitation or excitement. 1
- noun ferment Something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation. 0
- noun ferment A state of agitation or of turbulent change. 0
- noun ferment A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation. 0
- noun ferment A catalyst. 0
- verb ferment To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew. 0
- verb ferment To stir up, agitate, cause unrest or excitement in. 0
- uncountable noun ferment Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty. 0
- verb ferment 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. 0
- noun ferment any agent or substance, such as a bacterium, mould, yeast, or enzyme, that causes fermentation 0
- noun ferment commotion; unrest 0
- verb ferment to undergo or cause to undergo fermentation 0
- verb ferment to stir up or seethe with excitement 0
- noun ferment a substance or organism causing fermentation, as yeast, bacteria, enzymes, etc. 0
- noun ferment a state of excitement or agitation 0
- verb transitive ferment to cause fermentation in 0
- verb transitive ferment to excite; agitate 0
- intransitive verb ferment to be in the process of fermentation 0
- intransitive verb ferment to be excited or agitated; seethe 0