leaven
Meaning of leaven
noun
- a substance, typically yeast, that is used in dough to make it rise.
- a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better.
they acted as an intellectual leaven to the warriors who dominated the city
- cause (dough or bread) to rise by adding yeast or another raising agent.
it only take a little bit of yeast to leaven the bread
- permeate and modify or transform (something) for the better.
the proceedings should be leavened by humour
Middle English: from Old French levain, based on Latin levamen ‘relief’ (literally ‘means of raising’), from levare ‘to lift’.
Information about leaven
- The plural form of leaven is: leavens.
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Hyphenation of leaven
leaven
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- leaven is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
leaven synonyms
Meaning leavening:
Meaning raise:
Meaning agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence:
Meaning a microscopic fungus consisting of single oval cells that reproduce by budding, and capable of converting sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide:
Meaning the froth on fermenting malt liquor:
Meaning be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work:
Meaning make or become more cheerful or less serious:
Meaning become or make larger or more extensive:
Meaning (especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid:
Meaning fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended:
Meaning spread throughout (something); pervade:
Meaning fill; pervade:
Meaning (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of:
Meaning go into or through (something), especially with force or effort:
Meaning inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality):
Meaning gradually spread through or over:
Meaning make a marked change in the form, nature, or appearance of:
Meaning make partial or minor changes to (something):
Meaning make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing:
Meaning make or become faster or quicker:
Meaning fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative:
Meaning raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system):
Meaning give strength or energy to:
Meaning make more lively or interesting; enliven:
Meaning give vitality and enthusiasm to:
Meaning charge with electricity; pass an electric current through:
Meaning shock or excite (someone) into taking action:
Meaning add a quality or feature to (something), especially so as to make it more lively or exciting:
Meaning flavour with spice:
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Words that rhyme with leaven
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