1398, from L. fermentare "to leaven, ferment," from fermentum "substance causing fermentation, leaven," from root of fervere "to boil, seethe" (see brew).
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest" [syn: agitation]
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]
verb
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"
4.
go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: sour]
to (make something) go through a particular chemical change (as when yeast is added to dough in the making of bread) Example: Grape juice must be fermented before it becomes wine.
Arabic:
يَخْتَمِر
Chinese (Simplified):
使发酵
Chinese (Traditional):
使發酵
Czech:
kvasit
Danish:
gære; fermentere
Dutch:
(doen) gisten
Estonian:
kääritama, käärima
Finnish:
käyttää, käydä
French:
(faire) fermenter
German:
gären
Greek:
υφίσταμαι, προκαλώ ζύμωση
Hungarian:
(meg)erjeszt
Icelandic:
gerja(st)
Indonesian:
meragikan
Italian:
fermentare
Japanese:
発酵する
Korean:
발효하다; 발효시키다
Latvian:
rūgt; raudzēt
Lithuanian:
rūgti, fermentuoti, rauginti
Norwegian:
gjære, fermentere
Polish:
fermentować
Portuguese (Brazil):
fermentar
Portuguese (Portugal):
fermentar
Romanian:
a fermenta
Russian:
бродить
Slovak:
kvasiť
Slovenian:
vreti
Spanish:
fermentar
Swedish:
jäsa, fermentera
Turkish:
mayala(n)mak
ferment2[fəˈment]verb
to excite or be excited Example: He is the kind of person to ferment trouble.
Arabic:
يُثير، يُهَيِّج
Chinese (Simplified):
使激动
Chinese (Traditional):
使激動
Czech:
vyvolávat, působit
Danish:
ophidse; blive ophidset
Dutch:
in onrust brengen
Estonian:
õhutama, käärima
Finnish:
nostattaa
French:
fomenter
German:
erregen
Greek:
προκαλώ αναβρασμό, αναστατώνομαι
Hungarian:
felizgat
Icelandic:
æsa(st)
Indonesian:
menghasut
Italian:
fomentare
Japanese:
助長する
Korean:
끓어오르다; 자극하다, 야기하다
Latvian:
satraukt; celt nemieru
Lithuanian:
kelti, jaudinti
Norwegian:
hisse opp, bli opphisset, skape trøbbel
Polish:
wzburzać
Portuguese (Brazil):
fomentar
Portuguese (Portugal):
inflamar
Romanian:
a (se) agita
Russian:
возбуждать(ся)
Slovak:
pôsobiť
Slovenian:
vzkipeti
Spanish:
provocar
Swedish:
hetsa upp, uppröra
Turkish:
çıkarmak, yaratmak
ferment[fəˈmentˈfəːment]noun
a state of excitement Example: The whole city was in a ferment.
Main Entry: 2fer·ment Pronunciation: 'f&r-"ment also (")f&r-' Function: noun 1 a: a living organism (as a yeast)
that causes fermentation by virtue of its enzymes b:ENZYME 2:FERMENTATION
Main Entry: 1fer·ment Pronunciation: (")f&r-'ment Function: intransitive verb : to undergo fermentation fermenttransitive
senses : to cause to undergo fermentation —fer·ment·able/-&-b&l/adjective
Fer"ment\, n. [L. fermentum ferment (in senses 1 & 2), perh. for fervimentum, fr. fervere to be boiling hot, boil, ferment: cf. F. ferment. Cf. 1st Barm, Fervent.]1. That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer. Note: Ferments are of two kinds: (a) Formed or organized ferments. (b) Unorganized or structureless ferments. The latter are also called soluble or chemical ferments, and enzymes. Ferments of the first class are as a rule simple microscopic vegetable organisms, and the fermentations which they engender are due to their growth and development; as, the acetic ferment, the butyric ferment, etc. See Fermentation. Ferments of the second class, on the other hand, are chemical substances, as a rule soluble in glycerin and precipitated by alcohol. In action they are catalytic and, mainly, hydrolytic. Good examples are pepsin of the dastric juice, ptyalin of the salvia, and disease of malt. 2. Intestine motion; heat; tumult; agitation. Subdue and cool the ferment of desire. --Rogers. the nation is in a ferment. --Walpole. 3. A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation. [R.] Down to the lowest lees the ferment ran. --Thomson. ferment oils, volatile oils produced by the fermentation of plants, and not originally contained in them. These were the quintessences of the alchenists. --Ure.
Fer*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fermented; p. pr. & vb. n. Fermenting.] [L. fermentare, fermentatum: cf. F. fermenter. See Ferment, n.] To cause ferment of fermentation in; to set in motion; to excite internal emotion in; to heat. Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood. --Pope.
Fer*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fermented; p. pr. & vb. n. Fermenting.] [L. fermentare, fermentatum: cf. F. fermenter. See Ferment, n.] To cause ferment of fermentation in; to set in motion; to excite internal emotion in; to heat. Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood. --Pope.
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