āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to ferment
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āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to trigger a process where microorganisms break down sugars in a substance, often creating alcohol or acids
Transitive: to ferment a substance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The chef plans to ferment the cabbage to make kimchi.
āĻļā§āĻĢ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the dough sat on the counter, it started to ferment, causing it to rise and develop a tangy flavor.
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to agitate individuals or groups and create trouble or unrest among them
Transitive: to ferment a negative reaction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The inflammatory social media posts fermented tensions between rival factions.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻž
to be in a state of disorder or unrest
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As economic disparities widened, social discontent fermented.
āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŽā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Ferment
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āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
a state of agitation, excitement, or unrest, often associated with rapid change or transformation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The discovery of a new technology sparked a ferment of innovation and competition among companies in the industry.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ°
a natural process where tiny organisms like yeast turn sugars into alcohol and other byproducts without air
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A slow ferment in oak barrels gave the whiskey its smooth taste.
āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻšā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ°, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ
an agent such as yeast or bacteria added to food or drink to start the ferment process
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Dairy farmers use a special ferment when they make cheese in spring.
āĻĄā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
fermented
fermenting
ferment
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
