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leaven Definition


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leaven
noun
    1. A substance, especially yeast, added to dough to make it rise.
    2. Anything which is an influence and causes change.
verb leavened, leavening
    1. To cause (dough) to rise with leaven.
    2. To influence or cause change in.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin levamen a means of raising.



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