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- pronunciation:
- le
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
leavens, leavening, leavened |
| definition 1: |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking.
The dough is leavened with yeast. |
| definition 2: |
to enliven or change with a subtle, pervasive influence.
The story is leavened by her sense of comic irony. |
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season |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a substance, such as yeast, that produces fermentation in a dough or batter and causes it to rise.
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| definition 2: |
an element that has a subtle, enlivening, or modifying effect; leavening.
the leaven of humor |
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