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Meaning of ferment

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ferment
      n 1: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development;
           "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social
           unrest" [syn: {agitation}, {ferment}, {fermentation},
           {tempestuousness}, {unrest}]
      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}, {zymolysis},
         {fermentation}, {fermenting}, {ferment}]
      v 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" [syn: {ferment}, {work}]
      4: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked";
         "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: {sour},
         {turn}, {ferment}, {work}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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