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A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or the feelings. It puts the soul to fermentation and activity. Jer. Taylor. A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith. C. Kingsley. Acetous, or Acetic, fermentation, a form of oxidation in which alcohol is converted into vinegar or acetic acid by the age…

likens the course of certain diseases (esp. infectious diseases) to the process of fermentation, and attributes them to the organized ferments in the body. It does not differ materially from the accepted germ theory (which see).

Causing, or having power to cause, fermentation; produced by fermentation; fermenting; as, a fermentative process. -- Fer*ment"a*tive*ly, adv. -- Fer*ment"a*tive*ness, n.

To fertilize; to fecundate. Sir T. Browne.

The formation of a fetus in the womb; pregnancy.

The state of being flabbergasted. [Jocular] London Punch.

To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion. [Archaic] Carcyle.

Importunity; urgent demand. [Archaic] Carlyle.

Having bent or curved ribs.

Playing at courtship; coquerty. The flirtations and jealousies of our ball rooms. Macaulay.

See Flotation.

The act, process, or state of floating.

A process of separating the substances contained in pulverized ore or the like by depositing the mixture on the surface of a flowing liquid, the substances that are quickly wet readily overcoming the surface tension of the liquid and sinking, the others flowing off in a film or slime on the surface, though, perhaps, h…

Florida; -- a nickname, alluding to sense of L. floridus, from florida flowery. See Florid.

Same as Fetation.

Excitation; instigation; encouragement. Dishonest fomentation of your pride. Young.

The act or habit of frequenting or visiting often; resort. Chesterfield.

Serving to express the frequent repetition of an action; as, a frequentative verb. -- n.

Growing broader and broader, as a leaf; truncate.

A largess of grain bestowed upon the people, to quiet them when uneasy.