FERMENT


Meaning of FERMENT in English

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.

Derivatives:

fermentable adj. fermenter n.

Etymology: ME f. OF ferment or L fermentum f. L fervere boil

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.