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Adjective fermented has 1 sense
- fermented, hard - having undergone fermentation; "hard cider"
Antonym: unsoured (indirect, via soured)
Verb ferment has 4 senses
- ferment - be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"
--1 is one way to seethe, boil
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- ferment - work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa"
--2 is one way to inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- ferment, work - 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"
--3 is one way to convert
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- sour, turn, ferment, work - go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
--4 is one way to change state, turn
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
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