Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "ferment" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Causes

sour

Derived Terms

apoferment coferment fermentability fermentable fermental fermentarian fermentate fermentative fermenter fermentic fermentome fermentor lactoferment nonfermenting overferment preferment re-ferment referment underferment unfermenting

Etymologically Related To

fervent

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

Sturm und Drang boil change state chemical action chemical change chemical process convert fire up heat ignite inflame seethe stir up substance turbulence turn upheaval wake

Type Of (IsA)

substance

Manner Of

convert inflame seethe

Related Terms

foment

Related Terms

aging agitate agitation alcohol barm brew catalyst change excitement fermentation foment stir sugar turbulent unrest yeast

Similar Terms

sour turn work

Synonym Network

agitation sour zymosis

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.