- ferment
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)n. yeast, leaven; uproar, turmoil, agitation, disorder.See sourness. — v. i. effervesce, work, raise; seethe, arouse.II(Roget's IV) n.Syn. stir, excitement, agitation, unrest; see disturbance 2 .v.Syn. effervesce, sour, turn, foam, froth, bubble, seethe, fizz, sparkle, boil, acidify, work, ripen, dissolve, overflow, evaporate, rise, leaven.III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)In.agitation, excitement, commotion, uproar, turmoil, turbulence, stir, tumult, hubbub, disruption, to-do.ANT.: peace, calm, serenityIIv.agitate, excite, disturb, shake, stir, churn, provoke, foment, incite, inflame, *bring to a head, seethe, rouse.ANT.: soothe, quiet, calmIV(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil: boil, bubble, burn, churn, seethe, simmer, smolder. See CALM. II noun 1. An agent that stimulates or precipitates a reaction, development, or change: catalyst, leaven, leavening, yeast. See CHANGE. 2. A state of uneasiness and usually resentment brewing to an eventual explosion: Sturm und Drang, turmoil, unrest. See CALM, PEACE.
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