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"Leaven" Definition
noun
An agent, such as yeast, that causes batter or dough to rise, especially by fermentation.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
An element, influence, or agent that works subtly to lighten, enliven, or modify a whole.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A substance (as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid.
Source: Merriam-Webster
A material (as baking powder) used to produce a gas that lightens dough or batter.
Source: Merriam-Webster
Something that modifies or lightens.
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb
To raise (as bread) with a leaven.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To mingle or permeate with some modifying, alleviating, or vivifying element.
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb-transitive
To add a rising agent to.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To cause to rise, especially by fermentation.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To pervade with a lightening, enlivening, or modifying influence.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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