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(ambitransitive) To ferment for too long; allow or exhibit too much fermentation..
Care must be taken not to overferment the berries, as this will spoil the quality of the coffee.
Pour into a scalded jar, cover and let stand at room temperature until thick throughout on the bottom when you test with a chopstick or knife blade. (Don't overferment.)
The local brews seemed to overferment and not last long.
Use overferment when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overferment means (ambitransitive) To ferment for too long; allow or exhibit too much fermentation..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include underferment.
Care must be taken not to overferment the berries, as this will spoil the quality of the coffee.
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