ferment
verb
• (of a substance) undergo fermentation.
• "the drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol"
Similar:
undergo fermentation,
brew,
effervesce,
fizz,
foam,
froth,
bubble,
seethe,
boil,
rise,
• incite or stir up (trouble or disorder).
• "the politicians and warlords who are fermenting this chaos"
Similar:
cause,
bring on,
bring about,
give rise to,
lead to,
result in,
generate,
engender,
spawn,
instigate,
prompt,
provoke,
incite,
excite,
arouse,
stir up,
whip up,
foment,
kindle,
trigger off,
spark off,
touch off,
beget,
enkindle,
effectuate,
ferment
noun
• agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence.
• "a period of political and religious ferment"
Similar:
fever,
furore,
frenzy,
tumult,
storm,
flurry,
bustle,
hubbub,
brouhaha,
stir,
fuss,
stew,
ruckus,
clamour,
turmoil,
upheaval,
unrest,
disquiet,
uproar,
agitation,
turbulence,
hurly-burly,
excitement,
disruption,
confusion,
disorder,
chaos,
mayhem,
hoo-ha,
to-do,
rumpus,
kerfuffle,
carry-on,
aggro,
argy-bargy,
hoopla,
moil,
coil,
• a fermenting agent or enzyme.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French ferment (noun), fermenter (verb), based on Latin fermentum ‘yeast’, from fervere ‘to boil’.
