Associations to the word «Leavening»
Wiktionary
LEAVEN, noun. Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
LEAVEN, noun. (figurative) Anything that makes a general assimilating change in the mass.
LEAVEN, verb. (transitive) To add a leavening agent.
LEAVEN, verb. (transitive) To cause to rise by fermentation.
LEAVEN, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To temper an action or decision.
LEAVEN, verb. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.
Dictionary definition
LEAVEN, noun. A substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid.
LEAVEN, noun. An influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor".
LEAVEN, verb. Cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread".
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