1 [mass noun] agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence:a period of political and religious ferment
2 archaic a fermenting agent or enzyme.
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Universal
1 [no object] (of a substance) undergo fermentation:the drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol
[with object] cause the fermentation of (a substance).
2 [with object] incite or stir up (trouble or disorder):the politicians and warlords who are fermenting this chaos