 leaven |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid | |
| Synonyms: | leavening | |
| Related terms: | substance sourdough baking_powder yeast raise | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cause to puff up with a leaven; of dough | |
| Synonyms: | prove raise | |
| Examples: | "unleavened bread" |
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| Related terms: | raise rise | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something | |
| Synonyms: | leavening | |
| Examples: | "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor" |
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| Related terms: | imponderable | |
| Similar spelling: |
Leven Levene Levin Levan Levine Laven Lavenia |
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