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Word: leaven (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.

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Verb:

  • figurative To temper an action or decision.
  • transitive To add a leavening agent.
  • transitive To cause to rise by fermentation.

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