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Meaning of 'leaven' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Leaven [ n.]
- Any substance that produces, or is designed to produce, fermentation, as in dough or liquids; esp., a portion of fermenting dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough, produces a general change in the mass, and renders it light; yeast; barm.
- Anything which makes a general assimilating (especially a corrupting) change in the mass.
2 . Leaven [ v. t.]
- To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment.
- To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.

Meaning of 'leaven' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . leaven [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
Example in sentence:
  • his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor
2 . leaven [ v]
Meaning (2):
- cause to puff up with a leaven
Example in sentence:
  • unleavened bread

Nearby Words:

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