Leaven - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlevn|  American pronunciation of the word leaven
Brit.  |ˈlev(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word leaven

noun

- a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
- an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor

verb

- cause to puff up with a leaven (syn: prove, raise)
unleavened bread

Extra examples

He needs to leaven his speeches with more humor.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: leaven
he/she/it: leavens
present participle: leavening
past tense: leavened
past participle: leavened
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