2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Ferment \Fer*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fermented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fermenting}.] [L. fermentare, fermentatum: cf. F. fermenter. See {Ferment}, n.] To cause ferment or fermentation in; to set in motion; to excite internal emotion in; to heat. [1913 Webster] Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood. --Pope. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: fermenting n : 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}, {ferment}]
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