fermentate

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/ˈfɜː(ɹ)mənteɪt/

verb

To cause to ferment

OriginLatin fermentātus →
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Meanings

fermentate1

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

present singular third person fermentates · participle present fermentating · participle past fermentated · past fermentated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo cause to ferment

fermentate2

nounfermentate (plural fermentates)

plural fermentates

  1. A product made by fermentation

Origin

fermentate · verb

  1. Latinfermentātus
  2. Englishfermentate

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

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fermentate · noun

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.

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