leaven
🇺🇸
/ˈlevn/
🇬🇧
/ˈlevn/
verb
R
To make dough rise with yeast or another raising agent.
She leavened the dough to bake fresh bread.
R
To add something to improve or make a situation more lively.
He leavened his lecture with a few personal anecdotes.
noun
R
A substance like yeast used to make dough rise.
Adding leaven makes the bread fluffy and soft.
translation
To make dough rise with yeast or another raising agent.; To add something to improve or make a situation more lively.
A substance like yeast used to make dough rise.
Word Forms
3rd Present
leavens
Progressive
leavening
Past
leavened
Perfect
leavened
Plural
leavens