leaven

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Synonyms: leaden, heaven, leave, leaver, leven, leaves, leavee, leaved, leuven, beaven, laven

Antonyms: leaden, heaven, leave, leaver, leven, leaves, leavee, leaved, leuven, beaven, laven

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Noun

1. Any [[agent]] used to make [[dough]] [[rise]] or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} Anything that induces change, especially a [[corrupt|corrupting]] or [[vitiate|vitiating]] change.
3. {{lb|en|Judaism}} {{U|chametz}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To add a [[leavening agent]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause to rise by [[fermentation]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[temper]] an [[action]], [[decision]], [[attitude]], [[characteristic]], etc.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[imbue]]; to [[infect]]; to [[vitiate]].
5. To [[rise]] or become larger; to prove. {{rfex|en}}

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