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Word | Leaven |
a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid / an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something / Any substance that produces, or is designed to produce, fermentation, as in dough or liquids / cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven / a substance, typically yeast, that is added to dough to make it ferment and rise. / a substance (such as yeast) that makes dough rise and become light before it is baked / something that makes a situation or mood less serious / to make (something) less serious and often more exciting / to add leaven to (bread, dough, etc.), | |
Usage | ⇒ The leaven is ready for bread ⇒ As bread dough is leavened, it puffs up, expanding in volume. ⇒ a serious book that includes a few humorous stories as leaven ⇒ Once active, even a small amount of leaven will be able to convert a very large quantity of new flour and water into fresh leaven overnight. |
Synonyms | raise, ferment, leavening, yeast, air, prove, flavor, imbue, infuse, loosen, season, taint, cause, affect, agent, barm, catalyst, contaminate, debase, defile, |
Antonyms | consistent, demote, relegate, slash, |
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