ad͡ʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n æ.d͡ʒɪˈteɪ.ʃən fəˈmɛnt fɚˈmɛnt fəˈmɛnt fɚˈmɛnt ˌfɜː(ɹ)mənˈteɪʃən ˈsaʊ(ə)ɹ ˈsaʊə ʌnˈɹɛst

go sour or spoil The milk has soured The wine worked The cream has turned — we have to throw it out 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 work up into agitation or excitement This religion is fermenting Africa be in an agitated or excited state The Middle East is fermenting Her mind ferments a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol a state of agitation or turbulent change or development the political ferment produced new leadership social unrest a substance capable of bringing about fermentation