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Note definition # 4...you should check your facts before correcting others!!!

noun

1.

Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.

2.

Also called unorganized ferment. an enzyme.

3.

fermentation.

4.

agitation; unrest; excitement; commotion; tumult:
The new painters worked in a creative ferment. The capital lived in a political ferment.

[Elsie]

Number 4 seems WAY down on the list.

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fo·ment

[ˌfōˈment, ˈfōˌment]

VERB

1. instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action):

   "they accused him of fomenting political unrest"

   synonyms: instigate · incite · provoke · agitate · excite · stir up ·

   whip up · encourage · urge · fan the flames of
2. archaic

   bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions.