fermentate

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɜː(ɹ)mənteɪt/
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Etymology 1

From Latin fermentātus, past participle of fermentō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).[1] Alternatively, back-formation from fermentation.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to ferment

Etymology 2

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.

Noun

fermentate (plural fermentates)

  1. A product made by fermentation

References

  1. ^ fermentate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

fermentate

  1. inflection of fermentare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

fermentate f pl

  1. feminine plural of fermentato

Latin

Verb

fermentāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of fermentō

Spanish

Verb

fermentate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of fermentar combined with te