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ferment

/fəˈment/verb

उच्चारण फ़मेन्ट

खमीर उठना, किण्वन होना, सड़ाकर उठाना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (sth)

    to experience a chemical change because of the action of yeast or bacteria, often changing sugar to alcohol; to make something change in this way

    खमीर उठना, किण्वन होना, सड़ाकर उठाना

    • The batter for idlis is left overnight to ferment.
    • Grape juice is fermented to make wine.

    Synonyms brew sour leaven

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth formal

    to cause trouble or excitement among a group of people

    (अशांति, विद्रोह) भड़काना

    • They were accused of fermenting unrest among the workers.

    Synonyms stir up incite provoke foment whip up

    Opposite calm pacify quell

noun/ˈfɜːment/
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    a state of political or social excitement and confusion

    हलचल, उथल-पुथल, उत्तेजना

    • The country was in a state of political ferment before the elections.

    Synonyms turmoil unrest agitation tumult upheaval

    Opposite calm peace tranquillity

◇Word family
fermentation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

brew sour leaven stir up incite provoke foment whip up turmoil unrest agitation tumult upheaval

Antonyms

calm pacify quell peace tranquillity

?Which word?

Do not confuse ferment and foment, which both can mean to stir up trouble, although foment is the usual word in this sense.

Ferment और foment में भ्रम न करें, क्योंकि दोनों का अर्थ अशांति भड़काना हो सकता है, हालाँकि इस अर्थ में foment ही सामान्य शब्द है।

§Grammar and usage

The verb is stressed on the second syllable (fer-MENT) and the noun on the first (FER-ment).

Verb पर stress दूसरे syllable पर (fer-MENT) और noun पर पहले syllable पर (FER-ment) होता है।