FERMENT


Meaning of FERMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̘. ̈n.ˈfə:ment ]

n. & v. --n. 1 agitation, excitement, tumult. 2 a fermenting, fermentation. b a fermenting-agent or leaven. --v. 1 intr. & tr. undergo or subject to fermentation. 2 intr. & tr. effervesce or cause to effervesce. 3 tr. excite; stir up; foment. øøfermentable adj. fermenter n. [ME f. OF ferment or L fermentum f. L fervere boil]

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