referment
/ɹiːfə(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/
referment verb: to ferment again.
Verb
referment (third-person singular simple present referments, present participle refermenting, simple past and past participle refermented)
- To ferment again.
- In the Low Countries, I’d developed a taste for refermented fruit beers.1995, Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2, Vintage (2019), page 42
Noun
IPA/ɹɪˈfɜː(ɹ)mənt/
referment
- The act of referring; reference.
- a. 1645, William Laud, autobiography
There was a Referment made from his Majesty to my Lord's Grace of Canterbury, My Lords of Durham and Rochester , and my self , to Hear and Order a Matter of Difference in the Church of Hereford.
- a. 1645, William Laud, autobiography
referment meaning in Bengali
referment in Bengali
- গাঁজন আবার করা, উল্লেখ, উল্লেখকরণ করার কাজ
Forms of referment
| third-person singular present | referments |
|---|---|
| present participle | refermenting |
| past participle | refermented |
| past | refermented |
| alternative form | re-ferment |
Origin of referment
From re- + ferment.
From refer + -ment.
Words that rhyme with referment
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- repent
- ascent
- rent
- resent
- scent
- absent
- augment
- cement
- content
- extent
- fragment
- lent
- prevent
- anent
- consent
- dent
- dissent
- percent
- relent
- spent
- Tashkent
- tent
- accent
- circumvent
- convent
- discontent
- intent
- invent
- went
- %
- assent
- dement
- ferment
- foment
- gent
- Gwent
- incent
- lament
- malcontent
- reinvent
- stent
- underrepresent
- attent
- big tent
- blent
- detent
- diapertent
- djent
Questions about referment
- What does referment mean?
- Referment means to ferment again.
- What is referment in Bengali?
- Referment in Bengali is গাঁজন আবার করা, উল্লেখ, উল্লেখকরণ করার কাজ. See Referment meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is referment?
- Referment can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce referment?
- Referment is pronounced /ɹiːfə(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/.
- What is the past tense of referment?
- The past tense of referment is refermented.
Words near referment in the dictionary
Source and license
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