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English noun: leaven | |||
| 1. | leaven (substance) a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid | ||
| Synonyms | leavening | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baking powder, barm, sourdough, yeast | ||
| 2. | leaven (cognition) an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something | ||
| Samples | His sermons benefited from a leavening of humor. | ||
| Synonyms | leavening | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | imponderable | ||
English verb: leaven | |||
| 1. | leaven (motion) cause to puff up with a leaven | ||
| Samples | Unleavened bread. | ||
| Examples | They leaven more bread | ||
| Synonyms | prove, raise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise | ||
| Cause | prove, rise | ||
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