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(fer-ment) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to undergo a chemical change caused by yeast or bacteria.

Example Sentence

He will ferment trouble. OR The milk will ferment if left out.

More Example Sentences

Bread dough will ferment and rise.

Synonyms

brew; fermenting; culture

Antonyms

discourage

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ferment
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Rhymes

  • bendt
  • bent
  • bente
  • brent
  • cent
  • dent
  • dente
  • ent
  • fendt
  • fent
  • gent
  • ghent
  • jent
  • kent
  • lent
  • meant
  • mente
  • pent
  • rent
  • scent
  • schwent
  • sent
  • spent
  • stent
  • tent
  • trent
  • vent
  • wendt
  • went
  • wente
  • zent

  • accent
  • ascent
  • assent
  • augment
  • cement
  • consent
  • content
  • dement
  • descent
  • dessent
  • dissent
  • event
  • extent
  • ferment
  • gourment
  • indent
  • intent
  • invent
  • lament
  • misspent
  • outspent
  • percent
  • present
  • prevent
  • relent
  • repent
  • resent
  • segment
  • tashkent
  • torment
  • unsent
  • unspent
  • ferment

  • circumvent
  • discontent
  • malcontent
  • nonevent
  • occident
  • overspent
  • reinvent
  • represent
  • supplement
  • underwent
  • abjurement

  • misrepresent

  • overrepresent
  • underrepresent
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