lietsoa — meaning in English

English meaning

• ferment verb To undergo a chemical change caused by yeast or bacteria, often turning sugars into alcohol or acid.
• foment verb To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
• inflame verb To make a feeling, situation, or conflict more intense or heated.

Senses

lietsoa is used for these senses in English:

• ferment To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.
• ferment To stir up, agitate, cause unrest or excitement in.
• foment (transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
• inflame (transitive) To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
• stir up (transitive) To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).

ferment — full definition

1. verb To undergo a chemical change caused by yeast or bacteria, often turning sugars into alcohol or acid.
2. verb To stir up unrest, excitement, or trouble.
3. noun A state of excitement, agitation, or unrest.

foment — full definition

1. verb To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
2. verb To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

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