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fermentate

/ˈfɜː(ɹ)mənteɪt/

fermentate verb: to cause to ferment.

Verb

fermentate (third-person singular simple present fermentates, present participle fermentating, simple past and past participle fermentated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to ferment

Noun

fermentate (plural fermentates)

  1. A product made by fermentation

Forms of fermentate

Verb
third-person singular presentfermentates
present participlefermentating
past participlefermentated
pastfermentated
Noun
pluralfermentates

Origin of fermentate

From Latin fermentātus, past participle of fermentō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Alternatively, back-formation from fermentation.

Either from ferment + -ate (forms nouns with perfect meaning, as if: "fermentated") or a back-formation from fermentation, on the basis of the same suffix. Compare kryptonate.

Questions about fermentate

What does fermentate mean?
Fermentate means to cause to ferment.
What part of speech is fermentate?
Fermentate can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce fermentate?
Fermentate is pronounced /ˈfɜː(ɹ)mənteɪt/.
What is the past tense of fermentate?
The past tense of fermentate is fermentated.

Words near fermentate in the dictionary

  1. fermentable
  2. fermentables
  3. fermental
  4. fermentarian
  5. fermentarians
  6. fermentate
  7. fermentates
  8. fermentation
  9. fermentation lock
  10. fermentation locks
  11. fermentational

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