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Definition of ferment
intransitive verb
1 : to undergo fermentation The wine ferments in oak barrels.
2 : to be in a state of agitation or intense activity everything ferments in him—his thoughts, sensations, and memories; nothing stays quiet — Janet Flanner
transitive verb
1 : to cause to undergo fermentation Yeast ferments the sugar in the juice.
2 : to work up (as into a state of agitation) : foment
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Examples of ferment in a Sentence
The wine ferments in oak barrels.
Yeast ferments the sugar in the juice.
Recent Examples of ferment from the Web
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Because undigested starch could be fermented in the colon, and your body could end up absorbing the starch calories after all, Johnston doubts vinegar can cause rapid weight loss after all.
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The process of creating their custom brands begins with bulk wines, which are fermented but not yet bottled.
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Yogurt and kefir products contain live, active cultures, as do fermented foods like kimchi, miso, and sauerkraut.
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Workshops include how to ferment your own veggies and how to manage stress, plus a scissor salsa workshop for kids and kids creative art and garden activities.
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Mead, also known as honey wine, is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey with water.
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The legacy of the top-shelf entertainer, who died in 1995, is a mixed drink that's as smooth as it is fermented.
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Endemic to Brazil, cacao beans were put on the map by the Mayas, who figured out how to ferment cacao and then began to trade it as a tribute to Aztecs when they were conquered by them.
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Fermenting yeasted dough requires little supervision.
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Origin and Etymology of ferment
see 2ferment
Definition of ferment
1a : a living organism (such as a yeast) that causes fermentation by virtue of its enzymesb : enzyme
2a : a state of unrest : agitationb : a process of active often disorderly development the great period of creative ferment in literature — William Barrett
Examples of ferment in a Sentence
The city was in a state of ferment after the election.
the city was in ferment as its residents nervously awaited the airborne invasion that was sure to come
Recent Examples of ferment from the Web
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Salsa’s emergence was catalyzed by new migration — primarily the surge of Puerto Ricans to New York in the 1950s — and by the ferment of the 1960s, as well as by the cross-cultural encounters with neighbors that New York City makes inevitable.
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Pete Halupka and Lindsay Whiteaker founded the organization, whose products pair with the duo’s mission, which is to educate and build community around learning to ferment.
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Brown is at pains to note that the sweatshop manager Frank, played with passion and ferment by Patrick Andrews, is far from a perfect man.
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However, there was often a lot of leftover cider that was starting to ferment, so the owner decided to use that fermented juice instead of buttermilk.
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Origin and Etymology of ferment
Middle English, from Latin fermentum yeast — more at barm
Other Biochemistry Terms
FERMENT Defined for English Language Learners
ferment
playDefinition of ferment for English Language Learners
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: to go through a chemical change that results in the production of alcohol
ferment
playDefinition of ferment for English Language Learners
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: a situation in which there is much excitement and confusion caused by change
FERMENT Defined for Kids
Definition of ferment for Students
fermented
;fermenting
: to go through a chemical change that results in the production of alcohol
Definition of ferment for Students
1 : something (as yeast) that causes fermentation
2 : an excited state Methuselah was in a ferment of eagerness … — Brian Jacques, Redwall
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of ferment
: to undergo fermentation
transitive verb
: to cause to undergo fermentation
Medical Definition of ferment
1a: a living organism (as a yeast) that causes fermentation by virtue of its enzymesb: enzyme
2: fermentation
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