Englishferment
verb
(stress on the second syllable)
1 the beer continues to ferment in the cask:
undergo fermentation, brew;
effervesce, fizz, foam, froth, bubble, seethe, boil;
rise.
2 the mixture is fermented by the addition of yeast:
brew;
subject to fermentation, cause to ferment, cause to effervesce.
3 the brutalizing environment that ferments prison disorder:
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;
literary beget, enkindle;
rare effectuate.
noun
(stress on the first syllable)
a ferment of revolutionary upheaval:
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;
informal hoo-ha, to-do, rumpus;
British, informal kerfuffle, carry-on, aggro, argy-bargy, hoopla;
archaic moil, coil.
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