【Ferment】 refers to commotion or unrest.

• The contest fermented much excitement from the crowd.

【Foment】 means to stir emotions or reactions, not necessarily bad.

• We do not want to 【foment】 any ill feeling.

Note: In a totally different sense, the word 【ferment】 also relates to a substance capable of bringing about fermentation.

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