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Meaning of Ferment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

fəˈmɛnt

Definitions

Something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation.
A state of agitation or of turbulent change.
A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation.
A catalyst.

Equivalents

العربية الخميرة خمر خمير

Български кипя мая ферментация

Bosanski kvas var маја

Català ferment fermentar

Čeština kvas kvasit var

Dansk gære

Deutsch anstacheln garen Gärmittel stören

Ελληνικά αναβράζω ανάβραση ζυμώνω

Esperanto fermenti

Español fermentar fermento

Eesti käärima

Euskara hartzitu

Suomi fermentti hämmentää hapate katalyytti käyminen käymisaine käymistila käyte käyteaine käyttää kuohunta kuohuttaa lietsoa nostattaa

Français ferment ferment fermenter

Gaeilge cóip gabháil rírá suaitheadh

Galego cocer fermentar fermento

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi hū

Hrvatski kvas var маја

Magyar erjeszt

Italiano fermentare fermento

日本語発酵する醱

ខ្មែរ ឡើង

한국어 발효소 발효하다 술밑

Kurdî ba ba ba ba gişt hû

Latina fermento fermentum

Te Reo Māori mahi moī

Македонски врие маја ферментира

മലയാളം പുളിക്കുക പുളിപ്പിക്കുക

Монгол хөөх

မြန်မာဘာသာ အချဉ်ဖောက်

Nederlands gist gisten stoken

Polski ferment fermentować kisić sfermentować skisić ukisić wrzenie wzburzenie zakisić

Português fermentar fermento

Română dospi enzimă fermenta

Русский бродить возбуждать возбуждение волнение волновать ква́сить фермент ферменти́ровать

Shqip ngrydh thar

Српски kvas var маја

Svenska fermentera jäsa

ไทย หมัก

Türkçe mayalamak

Українська бродити ферментува́ти

Tiếng Việt lên men

Yorùbá ba

Examples

“Subdue and cool the ferment of desire.”

“14 November, 1770, Junius, letter to the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield The nation is in a ferment.”

“Clad in a Persian-Renaissance gown and a widow's tiara of white batiste, Mrs Thoroughfare, in all the ferment of a Marriage-Christening, left her chamber on vapoury autumn day and descending a few stairs, and climbing a few others, knocked a trifle brusquely at her son's wife's door.”

“Proponents of the broken windows theory assume that [disorder] means a neighborhood has lost control and doesn't care about crime. But surely there are other plausible meanings. It could signal artistic ferment, a youth hangout, rebellion, or an alternative lifestyle.”

“A Rage of Pleaſure madden'd every Breaſt, / Down to the loweſt Lees the Ferment ran: [...]”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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