Ferment

fer'ment, n. That which causes fermentation heat;; tumult. — Ferment', v. t. To cause ment or fermentation in. — v. i. To undergo fermentation, work, effervesce; to be active or excited.— Ferment a'tion, n. That effervescent change ganic substances by which their starch, sugar, ten, etc., under the "influence of moisture, air, warmth, are decomposed and their elements recombined in new compounds; active state of the lect or feeling's.